EDITORIALS.(Editorial)

Every year I tell myself that the summer never passed so quickly. And, boy, is that true for 2003! It hardly seems ten minutes ago that our older kids straggled home from college, our youngest graduated from middle school, and our middle daughter finished up her sophomore year in high school.

It occurred to me that while pro-life activity never wanes, it's also true that pro-lifers use the hot months of June, July, and August to recharge their batteries. But there are exceptions even to that generalization.

Read the story on page 14 about the payoff we reap when we create a visible pro-life presence at state and county fairs. There are few better places to meet our kind of people in a relaxed atmosphere where you can get to know them and they can get to know you and your organization. And it's always a moment of deep satisfaction when someone first eyes the fetal models and their jaw drops in sheer amazement!

In light of the new school year's impending arrival, the August issue of National Right to Life News is naturally filled with stories about education. Let me talk about a few of them and tell you on what page you can find them.

At the risk of sounding immodest, we believe that for sheer education per square inch there is no better starting point than paging through the latest issue of NRL News. As anyone who reads the paper or who has "Today's News & Views" automatically sent to their e-mail inbox each day already knows, I am a fervent believer in using the latest information technologies.

But that should never be at the expense of utilizing time-tested, very productive ways of informing our base - - otherwise known as carefully perusing the "right to life newspaper of record." In other words, it's not "either/or," but "both/and."

You can use the coupon on page 18 to renew your NRL News subscription and the coupon on page 16 to give a gift subscription to a friend, family member, clergyman, librarian, elected official - - just about anyone! And as an NRL News subscriber reminded me just this morning, obtaining bulk subscriptions is the last word in obtaining larger quantities of each issue at very low prices. You can hand out NRL News at state and local meetings and at your church or association meeting. For information about bulk subscriptions, please go to page 30.