I, too, am delighted to open today's mail and find Karen Hartman winner of the NCTE/SLATE Intellectual Freedom Award. Karen, I commend you for your efforts, and I want to thank Carol Sullivan and all the CLAS members who helped with Karen's nomination. Karen serves as an exemplary role model for all of us who teach English. Dianne Sievers ** File was empty ** claserve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx is the listserve for the Colorado Language Arts Society, an affiliate of the NCTE. For information regarding subscription please email hansen_monica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx