This is to "Bill," who left a message on my voice mail Monday morning and wanted to know why his Sound Off items weren't being printed.

He said he has called the Sound Off Hot Line several times over the past few months and none of his comments have appeared in print.

Well, the only information "Bill" left me was his first name. Had he left a telephone number, I would have been glad to call him back and discuss his problem. We probably could have worked out a solution or at least figured out why his items weren't being published.

Sound Off, for those of you who aren't aware, runs Saturdays and Mondays on the Opinion Page. It allows people who don't want to be identified to express an opinion and have their views appear in print anonymously. We only run a home town. In fact, people who call into Sound Off don't even have to leave their names. The number, by the way, is (248) 745-4646.

This is as opposed to letters to the editor and guest opinions, correspondence that requires signatures. We never run phone numbers with letters but we do run names and homes towns. As for guest opinions, we run a brief sentence or two describing who the author is and we will run a contact phone number if that individual requests it.

So "Bill," if by some chance you read this,(or if a friend of yours reads this) call me back and leave a phone number. I promise I won't publish it but I will call you back and try to figure out what happened to your opinions.