Aftershocks.

• Author: Bjork, Ann
• Position: Letters

Oh, dear. For years I have been urging The Washington Monthly to look farther than the Mississippi River for some of your material. Then when you do, to my chagrin, it is to print that regrettable memo about our [Washington state] Senate dining room, which has been closed to repair earthquake damage ("Memo of the Month," June). Lest you think we are a bunch of selfish idiots out here, most of the signers did not read the memo first and immediately regretted not...