In the August 15th edition of the Grand Forks Herald, the Fargo Forum, the Jamestown Sun and the Dickinson Press, an article was published which was critical of some legislators whose state email accounts are full and will not accept new messages. In the article, I was wrongly included on a list of 4 legislators who “do not have a listed state e-mail address.” Readers could be misled into presuming that I am not using modern technology, or worse, not responsive to my constituents and neither of those is true. Most people tell me that when they seek out email addresses for legislators they go to the most logical place to find it-the North Dakota Legislative Branch website. My state email address, colafson@nd.gov , is prominently displayed on my profile page, and has been displayed there since I took office in December of 2006. Obviously, the reporter did not check that page, and used only one source, which contained an error. An old rule in journalism is to verify your information with more than one source whenever possible. Furthermore, a Google search of “Senator Curtis Olafson” would have quickly led the reporter to my campaign website, which includes a link to my profile page on the Legislative Branch website. My state email address is also listed on many different informational websites. I check my state email address on a regular basis, most often daily, and I try my best to respond in a very timely manner to messages which require a response. As to my adopting new technology, I was the first GOP legislator to have my campaign website linked on the North Dakota GOP home page, where it remains as the first legislator website listed. I can assure my constituents that I welcome their input and I enjoy communicating with them on any issues of concern.