I have subscribed to HCN on and off since I met my husband 20 years ago (he introduced me to the paper) because of its coverage of environmental news. When I read in the notes on the board meeting a month ago that someone from Washington state thinks HCN should cover news other than environmental news, I didn’t take it seriously. HCN has always stood for environmental news. Thus, I was very upset to see so many pages in the most recent issue devoted to sociology (HCN, 8/8/05: The Gangs of Zion).

I also subscribe to National Geographic, which is where I get my cultural news. I pay for HCN because I value its environmental information. HCN helps keep me informed so that I can spread the word in conversations, write my representatives, and vote appropriately. I will discontinue HCN if you continue in the direction indicated by the “Gangs of Zion” article. I can get that news elsewhere; I depend on HCN for environmental news.

Kathy Crooks
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by Kathy Crooks, High Country News
August 22, 2005

<h1>Leave sociology coverage to National<br /> Geographic</h1> <p class="byline">by Kathy Crooks, High Country News <br />August 22, 2005</p> <p>I have subscribed to <i>HCN</i> on and<br /> off since I met my husband 20 years ago (he introduced me to the<br /> paper) because of its coverage of environmental news. When I read<br /> in the notes on the board meeting a month ago that someone from<br /> Washington state thinks <i>HCN</i> should cover news<br /> other than environmental news, I didn’t take it seriously.<br /> <i>HCN</i> has always stood for environmental news.<br /> Thus, I was very upset to see so many pages in the most recent<br /> issue devoted to sociology (HCN, 8/8/05: The Gangs of Zion).</p> <p> I also subscribe to <i>National<br /> Geographic,</i> which is where I get my cultural news. I pay<br /> for <i>HCN</i> because I value its environmental<br /> information. <i>HCN</i> helps keep me informed so that<br /> I can spread the word in conversations, write my representatives,<br /> and vote appropriately. I will discontinue <i>HCN</i><br /> if you continue in the direction indicated by the “Gangs of Zion”<br /> article. I can get that news elsewhere; I depend on<br /> <i>HCN</i> for environmental news. </p> <p><b>Kathy Crooks</b><br /> No location given</p> <div class="wp-block-group hcn-print-edition-box"> <p>This article appeared in the <a href="/?p=189030">print edition of the magazine</a> with the headline <span class="hcn-magtitle">Leave sociology coverage to National<br /> Geographic</span>.</p> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/issue-304/leave-sociology-coverage-to-nationalgeographic/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info Country News&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;quality=100&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=111481&amp;amp;ga4=G-0NS3WVPPTN&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/issue-304/leave-sociology-coverage-to-nationalgeographic/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/hcn.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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