Publisher's Voice

Dear Friends,

    Welcome to the NOH8 Issue of Vital VOICE Magazine. We are so proud to be a media sponsor for the upcoming NOH8 Project St. Louis whose gallery exposition will take place April 8 – 9 at the Duane Reed Gallery in the heart of the fabulous CWE.

Dear Friends:

    I am honored and so very proud that you have embraced the new Vital VOICE magazine. My goal is to continue to celebrate how diversely amazing our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community truly is. For it is because of you that Vital Voice can showcase the many facets and modern lifestyle of today’s St. Louis LGBT community.

    Happy New Year and welcome to the second decade of the 21-century.  I am so proud and honored to welcome you to a new era in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media for the St. Louis region.  The new Vital VOICE—Vital VOICE magazine—is tomorrow’s Omni-media publication and informative source that has been conceptually created just for you.  The new magazine format is a modern reflection of today’s community and each month we will strive to showcase all that is great and amazing about our LGBT lifestyle and community. 

Dear Readers,

We have some changes a brewing over here at the Vital VOICE. For those who have not heard, Darin (Dsly) Slyman has joined us as Associate Publisher. "Dsly" is known by many and brings a high level of energy and enthusiasm to the paper. He is set to apply his many talents to the Vital VOICE in raising it to the next level. Please join me in welcoming him to the fold.

Dear Readers,

Dear Readers,

We are at a crossroad at the Vital VOICE newspaper, please read as I need your assistance. As I have indicated in past letters, the economy has certainly challenged each and every one of us and we are no exception.

Dear Readers,

In honor of Black History Month, the Vital VOICE has invited Maurice Tracy to give voice to the problem of racism in the gay community. Those faithful readers of the Vital VOICE know of my commitment to giving a voice to all marginalized communities and I see this as an opportunity to bring this out in the open and hopefully stimulate a constructive discussion on this subject.

Dear Readers,

There are only five, count them, five days left of the Bush administration!!! Do I sound like I can’t wait? YOU BET! I also know that I am not alone. Even in our excitement, we must keep in mind it took eight years to get us in this mess and it will take the new administration time to repair the damage. I just know that on January 21st I will heave a huge sigh of relief knowing that things will begin to change.

Dear Readers,

There are only five, count them, five days left of the Bush administration!!! Do I sound like I can’t wait? YOU BET! I also know that I am not alone. Even in our excitement, we must keep in mind it took eight years to get us in this mess and it will take the new administration time to repair the damage. I just know that on January 21st I will heave a huge sigh of relief knowing that things will begin to change.

Dear Readers,
By the time you read this letter, there is no telling what will have happened. Since last issue, domestic automakers are asking to be bailed out to the tune of 15 billion, InBev-AB has let go of 1,400 salaried employees, Sony has laid off 16,000 workers, the Tribune has filed bankruptcy and even the New York Times is evaluating what’s next. Every day, another company seems to bite the dust. It’s beginning to feel like Armageddon!