Time, again, to toot my own horn.

I'm famous! I've made the EETimes Immortal Caption Writers guild!

Note that not all submissions by other authors are appropriate for all audiences.

I'm famous (again)!

I've made the May 2001 issue of IEEE's Computer Magazine. My letter to the editor concerning electronic and other voting methods appears on page 4, with the article author's rebuttal on pages 4 and 6. My letter was in response to the article "US Electoral Reform: The Obvious Obligation", by Neville Holmes, in the February 2001 issue, pages 128,126-127.

I'm famous (still again)!

I've made the December 23, 2000 Mailbag section of WORLD Magazine for my letter concerning the cover of their November 25, 2000 issue.

WORLD Nov. 25, 2000
"Drop it, Al"

What a terrific cover ("Stick'em up!" Nov. 25). Our whole family thought this was the best election cartoon we've seen yet. It brought lots of laughs because we realized how true to life it is. I think that the American people now seem to be saying, "Al Gore, release your hostages, and come out with your hands up!"

Thanks for your past and on-going coverage of the presidential election. You are covering many facets not discussed in other mainstream publications, both paper and on-line.

- Michael Cook, Shellsburg, Iowa

And again in WORLD!

I've made the January 12, 2002 Mailbag section of WORLD Magazine for my letter concerning the cover of their December 8, 2001 issue.

WORLD Dec. 8, 2001
"Humanity Under the Microscope"

Earlier this month National Public Radio had a report on Michael West, president and CEO of Advanced Cell Technologies, the company that announced it had created a human clone. According to NPR, Mr. West grew up with a religious background and once aspired to show that biblical creationism has scientific merit. As a young adult, he "realized" that evolution was "true." Because of that change in his worldview, he set out on a path in the field of cell research that led to his recent claim of human cloning.

Evolutionists can easily believe that human cloning, stem-cell research, or any other "therapeutic" biotech experimentation is all right since they're only helping "nature" speed up desirable changes. Why should evolutionists and others with a humanist worldview see their work as wrong if they've set aside God? Whose ethics, if any, will they pick to restrain medical "treatment" or biotech research and experimentation?

- Michael Cook, Shellsburg, Iowa

WORLD 'Hat Trick'!

I've made the June 1, 2002 Mailbag section of WORLD Magazine for my letter concerning the article "Killer pills?" in their May 4, 2002 issue.

Despite some serious problems, including death, with abortion-inducing RU-486 in other nations and during clinical trials in this country, the FDA approved the use of RU-486 in the United States in September 2000; neither Congress nor President Clinton stepped in. Now more health problems, including death, have been attributed to one of the drugs in these pills ("Killer pills?" May 4). Perhaps trial lawyers will step in on behalf of the affected women and their families, and press the claim that RU-486 is a harmful product. Will our legal system, motivated by dollars, be the downfall of RU-486 when moral arguments seem to have failed?

- Michael Cook, Shellsburg, Iowa

Following is a chronological list of my various printed publications.

Here are some other appearances.

Note that not all submissions by other authors are appropriate for all audiences.

Note that not all submissions by other authors are appropriate for all audiences.

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