Jan 6, 2000 3:00 AM

Rants & Raves

Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 15:20:36 -0500 From: Name withheld upon request To: [email protected] Subject: Y2K alarmists <font face=”geneva, arial” size= 2 Although alarmists such as Gary North may have blown the Y2K issue way out of proportion, it seems that there may have been some positive effects to their paranoia (“Y2K Alarmist: Wha’ Happened?,” […]

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