The Following letter was published in TIME magazine recently, in response to an article about Senator Mark Dayton. Thanks to all who wrote in to the magazine and congratulations to Matt Rotella in Pennsylvania.

"The resolution to create a Federal Department of Peace and Nonviolence that Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton introduced was portrayed as an impractical liberal endeavor. In fact, that idea is neither impractical nor liberal. It is commonsense. The proposed legislation strives to establish a framework for resolving conflicts without military aggression. Will it prevent all future conflict? No. Will it reduce the amount of violence? The answer is yes. Is it worth a try? Yes! I tip my hat to Senator Dayton for standing his ground on what he believes, something that seems to be rare on Capitol Hill these days."

MATT ROTELLA West Chester, Pa.