As the semester winds down, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on how we've been doing and to answer some concerns recently brought up by readers. Looking ahead to the fall, we will continue to encourage greater reader participation. We really do appreciate it when readers get in touch with us, especially to offer an opposing point of view. (19 )

Looking for a new laptop? Forget those fancy gizmos at Computer Connection. Just north of Market Street, I spotted a hole-in-the-wall electronics store called the Super Computer Center, hosting a sidewalk sale at Depression-era rates. Old-school computers for $100. (3 )

Art and abortion revisited To the Editor: In "Risking Women's Rights for Art" (4/23/08), Mara Gordon states that Shvarts' actions were "well within her rights" but that "she owes the millions of women for whom abortion is an important option a little more respect than this. (1 )