Dear Editor,

First, allow me to thank you for your contributions to chiropractic. While I don't always agree with everything in your paper, you do provide the profession with thought-provoking material.

I was especially interested in the "virtual leader" poll you recently did. It was fascinating to see who the top five were. I voted for all of them and think that each contributes tremendously to this profession. It was also interesting to note that all of them seem to be subluxation-based chiropractors who feel, as I do, that chiropractic is not a "treatment" for symptoms, but rather a profession that allows the body to express itself to the fullest. I think we need more leaders in our profession like these "top five."

However, I was curious as to why you did not print the rest of the survey on what rank the other nominees placed. I think your readers are entitled to know the full results, since you asked us to participate. It would have been a great honor to be nominated, so I do not think the persons with less votes have anything of which to be ashamed or embarrassed.

Again, thank you for your dedication to chiropractic.

James Messimer,DC
Bristol, Tennessee

Editor's note: We originally thought of selecting the top three vote getters, but five candidates were grouped together fairly closely. There was an appreciable drop off in the number of votes after the top five, so it seemed like a natural cutoff point.