B. J. Hollars, in instructor at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, has written a letter for the “good people of Joplin, Missouri.” Tuscaloosa is a month into its recovery from a tornado similar to the one that has savaged Joplin.

Hollars’ letter was published in the Kansas City Star yesterday. We passd it along to Missourinet affiliate KZRG in Joplin where it has been read over the air.

Hollars has written for and edited several publications. His internet biography says he lives “with his wife and his dog and their books.

Listen to his letter:

hollars 3:50 mp3