EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL EMANATIONS

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I decided to put this editorial comment section in the middle of the magazine instead of at the end. In this way I hope you will all read it which I don't think has been the case in the past. This is the only place I can communicate with you collectively about things important to the magazine.

I. BELATED THANKS: This is the first issue that has been put together since my return from the long trip last year so it is the first time I've had the opportunity to express my collective thanks to those of you who sent me Xmas cards. I don't have the time to answer all cards and I gave up trying to send them out myself some years ago, but I do appreciate the thought on the part of those of you who sent them and I do want to acknowledge them even in this general and somewhat impersonal way. Again thanks.

II. INCREASING COSTS: TVia is no more immune to the ravages of inflation than anything else. Typography, printing, binding, post- age have all increased. I am very reluctant to increase the cost of TVia since I know you are having a harder time than previously finding the $5 for it. However, since Chevalier is one of my few sources of income there has to be an adequate spread between cost and price or it isn't worth the effort. The only way to counteract the reduction of that spread and still retain the price is to sacrifice some quality or some pages. As this is the first issue put together com- pletely with the new printer, bindery and postage costs I have to wait and see how it works out. But there are a couple of things that can be done; 1) The magazine is presently "square" bound which is much more expensive than "saddle stitched" which is the way the separate stories are bound, but it is also much better looking. I would

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