R. Burnett, Surely you are not suggesting that J. South's post was devoid of "political agenda"? It dripped with it. I will repeat that it is inappropriate of you to scourate Jane for her comments without taking to task the miscreant who first deviated from the "historical" focus of the list. Further, I do not see this list as promoting the "importance" of history, so much as a discussion of the meat of history. Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html