A Letter From The Publisher: Mar. 2, 1981

As part of the effort for this week's cover story on President Reagan's sweeping economic proposals, TIME correspondents fanned out across the country to test the mood of citizens about the proposed budget cuts. The goal: to look at some of the programs most affected, examine what they had been achieving at the local level and assess how much they might be missed. Says National Editor John Elson, who edited the story: "We found a wide range of responses, including some that were not anticipated by the Administration. It is already clear that Reagan...

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