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...College Gender Gap Barbara Ehrenreich's essay about boys goofing off at college while girls are overachieving was nothing more than the flip side of the stories during the 1950s and '60s that claimed women went to college only to find husbands [July 31]. I didn't care to be stereotyped that way back then, and as the mother of 18-year-old twin sons who are honor students, eagle scouts, Young Democrats and all-around solid citizens, I deeply resent such a demeaning picture of the current crop of young men. Surely there are also plenty of unfocused, lazy...
...world will recognize the importance of that fight and Israel's essential contribution. Aurélie Simonet Geneva, Switzerland The College Gender Gap Barbara Ehrenreich's essay about boys goofing off at college while girls are overachieving was nothing more than the flip side of the stories during the 1950s and '60s that claimed women went to college only to find husbands [July 31]. I didn't care to be stereotyped that way back then, and as the mother of 18-year-old twin sons who are honor students, eagle scouts, Young Democrats and all-around solid citizens, I deeply...
...love at all, but still live in the same house." SONG DAE JUNG, South Korean political analyst, on relations between Seoul and Washington. Last week the longtime allies announced steps to reduce the role of the U.S. military in South Korea, where American troops have been stationed since the 1950s...
Barbara Ehrenreich's Essay about boys goofing off at college while girls are overachieving was nothing more than the flip side of the stories during the 1950s and '60s that claimed women went to college only to find husbands [July 31]. I didn't care to be stereotyped that way back then, and as the mother of 18-year-old twin sons who are honor students, eagle scouts, Young Democrats and all-around solid citizens, I deeply resent such a demeaning picture of the current crop of young men. Surely there are also plenty of unfocused, lazy, binge-drinking young...
...Beck's interest in militaria started during his wartime childhood in Townsville, where there was a huge Allied military base. "The Australian Army had a camp and firing range on our farm," he says. In the 1950s, while Australians tried to forget about the war, Beck set about ensuring that they wouldn't, buying military vehicles and equipment at knockdown prices. "It's preserving history,'' he says of the collection, which he and his wife Barbara opened to the public...