Age: 68
Home: Fresno.Occupation: Retired instructor, Theater Arts and Dance Department, Fresno City College.Hobbies: Reading, exercise and travel.Bee reader since: 1970.How many letters: 29 since 1996.Favorite topics: Politics, social issues and religion.Why do you write? When I think that my point of view might be useful to the discussion at hand.Education: Bachelor's and master's degree in theater arts.Family: Wife, Linda; daughter, Jennifer; and future son-in-law, Jim.Political philosophy: I've always believed, as the Irish playwright Brendan Behan stated, that the purpose of government is to make the roads straight and to keep the old folks warm in the winter and cool in the summer. If that makes me a progressive, so be it.-- Compiled by Pam Rowse