Inside
NCR
This
week you get whole story, with headlines
Readers who turned to page 11 of
last week’s issue may have been surprised at the odd layout, not least the
creative use of white space. The reality is that two headlines got dropped at
the printer’s. This may be a suitable moment to say that our printers are
dedicated, talented, courteous and professional people who have worked hard to
make NCR the handsome publication it is.
One of the missing headlines hints at the loaded significance of
the story: “Body and Sold.” We’re very sorry about any confusion
the missing headlines may have caused. The slippage was all the more
unfortunate considering the importance of the article, by Special Projects
Editor Pamela Schaeffer, which dealt with some of the most personal and urgent
problems facing us at this time. Last week’s stories were to be the first
of two parts. In a mention on this page, I appealed to people not to be
deterred by the length of the story. Anyone without time to read it at once, I
wrote, should put it aside until time would be available.
That turned out to be a little ironic. There is no need to keep
last week’s issue after all -- at least not for this purpose. To get the
thing right, we are publishing both parts in full this week as a pull-out
supplement. This is the one to keep!
The relationship between biotechnology and bioethics is at the
same time so involved and so important, we believe many Catholics may wish for
extra copies of the supplement. It seems especially suitable as a resource for
high school and college courses in theology or ethics.
Additional copies of the supplement may be ordered by writing (no
phone calls, please) to Human Destiny, NCR, 115 E. Armour Blvd., Kansas
City MO 64111. Prices are as follows: 1-4 copies, $3 each; 5 copies and
upwards, $1.50 each (this includes postage and handling). Payment must be by
check (payable to National Catholic Reporter) or money order (that is,
no credit cards). As they say in the commercials, hurry -- the supply
won’t last!
-- Michael Farrell
National Catholic Reporter, October 22,
1999
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