Jane Kelley (On 20 Mar 98) said this..? to John Pummill
 JP> JK> The masses today get on the net
 JP> I suggest you check your facts. The "masses" still do not own a
 JP> personal computer and are not on the internet.
 JK> Some of them join national organizations such as Grandparents and
 JK> Parents Against Ritalin, Inc. or GOAR.
 As usual you do not respond but choose to go off on another tangent..
 JK> Their website gives (800) 995-2010 for
 JK> information and can be found at: http://www.chesapeake.net/vparker/
 JK> And, they state in their webpage:
 JK> ...approximately two million children in the US are on Ritalin
 JK> ...the side effects of Ritalin include: depression, nervousness,
 JK> insomnia & headaches
 These are not statements from GOAR.  The site is merely paraphrasing
 and putting their own spin on well known information in a transparent
 and not very effective attempt to persuade against the use of MPH.
 JK> ...there is a natural alternative to managing ADD-ADHD
 No place on the site is this natural alternative named.
 JK> They are into sugar-free cookbooks, updates on nutrition, and natural
 JK> alternatives to ADD-ADHD.
 They can be 'into' anything that pleases them.  The site contains no
 useful or authoritative information.
 I found it interesting that there is a plea for tax free "DONATIONS".
 For any unspecified amount they will send you information on sugar
 free cookbooks, nutrition updates and the unnamed natural
 alternatives.  There is no mention of what statute they have been
 granted a non-profit tax exempt status under.
 I did e-mail vparker pointing out this lack of information and
 requesting that it be provided.  I'm not, however, going to hold my
 breath waiting for a response.  I did download the donation pitch and
 will forward it to the local IRS office with a request for
 information re GOAR's non-profit status.  I will be happy to share
 any IRS reply with you Jane, which ever way it goes.
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