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Please freep your lists and your appopriate state locales on freep as well and distribute to others outside of Freep. Have them do the same and ask them to ask others to do the same, etc.

As many of you know, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Grogan wrote a column a couple days ago saying, basically that he'd changed his mind on Terri, from advocating her death, to advocating that her parents be allowed to take over her care.

This is a column that should be running in Florida newspapers and elsewhere throughout the States!!! I'm wondering whether others in Florida, etc. could get on the phone to local newspaper editors and suggest that this column be printed -- in the name of equal time, on an issue where most journalists (led by the bloodthirsty Associated Press) have been rooting for the killing (by deliberate dehydration and starvation) of this poor girl.

When local readers call, editors are more likely to listen than when people from other states get in touch.

Grogan's column is great. Here's the first paragraph:

I no longer so blithely believe Schiavo's feeding tubes should be pulled and her life allowed to end. I'm no longer so sure her parents do not deserve a say in their daughter's future. I no longer am totally comfortable assuming her husband, Michael, who now has two children by another woman, is acting unselfishly.

Possible script:

Try starting with an email to the editor of the paper, and the editorial page editor or opinion editor, then follow with a phone call to each.

Phone first to get the name and email address of each.

Then, to each, email

Dear Mr. // Ms. --

I am sending a web link to a very thoughtful column on the Terri Schiavo matter, from a Philadelphia News columnist (Grogan once worked at the Sun-Sentinel -Ft. Lauderdale/South Florida). Originally he sided with Michael Schiavo in the case, but now he has had "second thoughts," as he puts it. Because the perspective he is giving is fresh, and different from that of some of your paper's writers, I am asking that you -- in the name of diversity of opinions -- consider running this column.

Sincerely, --- , a Florida (or appropriate state) resident (and subscriber).
Then put the weblink

http://www.macon.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/counties/bucks_county/10985482.htm

to the Grogan column,

Then, phone each editor and politely say you've sent an email suggesting they run the column - in the spirit of diversity of opinion on the Schiavo matter.