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Thank you for the superb article about eating smarter [Oct. 20]. It certainly proved that spending millions on fad-diet books is a waste of time. Why is it that people who want to lose weight don't understand that they have to adopt eating habits they must maintain for the rest of their life? Everything they need to know was included in your reporting. After I read your story, I danced around the room, saying "Yes, yes, yes!" Barbara Watson Nipomo, Calif...
...both the U.S. and Israel. He has refused to condemn suicide bombings because he believes that this violence is a direct result of Israel’s brutal policies for the past 50 years. He also believes that the only way to end the violence is to adopt a binational solution—with one unified democratic state...
...have found a way around those standard criticisms: serve wonderful food—because, let’s be honest, it damn well has to be wonderful at those prices—in a laid-back environment staffed by friendly employees. If only other supposedly hip restaurants would adopt Mistral’s formula...
...crowning glory of an otherwise respectable outfit. Warning to all the Ugg-inclined: this is one of those trends that is going to appear patently stupid in but a few months. Australians make killer denim, flirty sun dresses and a dizzying array of inexplicably polka-dotted bikinis: why instead adopt the most laughable fashion trend to emanate from Down Under since Crocodile Dundee hit the big screen...
...Banner, has served as an expert witness for a manufacturer of lead paint, and has asserted that levels of blood lead up to 70 micrograms per deciliter were perfectly safe for children, a claim rejected by most every non-industry expert. Needless to say, the committee decided not to adopt the reduced five microgram standard. Later revelations that the lead industry had exercised considerable control over the appointments hardly came as a surprise. But one can’t accuse the administration of a lack of even-handedness—while the lead poisoning standard wasn’t lowered...