To the Editor:
Sadly, it appears that the thrust of Jon Schroeder's latest Op-Ed, "Coming to an Agreement" (February 14th), is incorrect. Schroeder wrote, "... I'd never seen a real city past the Mississippi. Not until this past weekend," so he thought, when he visted Chicago. He'll be interested to know that he still hasn't accomplished that goal.
I hate to break it to you, Jon, but Chicago sits to the East of the "Mighty Miss," but only by a couple hundred miles (can you smell the sarcasm?). Don't get too upset though, President Bush probably has trouble with that one too.
You'll be aware that I've e-mailed your Op-Ed to my mother, who teaches third grade at a public school in Southern Missouri (a region in the middle of America that lies to the West of the Mississippi). She intends to quiz her students on your geographic blunder. I'll email the quiz results as soon as I receive them.
