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Jack Kemp is just the remedy for Bob Dole's struggling campaign for the presidency [THE REPUBLICANS, Aug. 19]. Kemp offers the vitality the Dole campaign needs to defeat the charismatic Bill Clinton. A longtime supporter of Reaganomics, Kemp is well liked among conservative Democrats. His record with minorities will help Dole attract the minority votes he needs. As the election approaches, Kemp will prove to be the wisest choice Dole could have made. SETH FINCK Jacksonville, Florida Via E-mail...
When I saw your cover juxtaposing the headline "Life on Mars" with the Bob Dole-Jack Kemp ticket [Aug. 19], I knew it! Those pesky Republicans had to be from another planet. LORI A. MEYERS San Diego...
...recently reviewed the platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties [THE REPUBLICANS, Aug. 19]. Among the planks I looked at there was a statement arguing for campaign reform; a charge that certain tax-relief proposals were primarily for "those with the largest incomes"; a warning that the use of narcotics, especially the rise in heroin addiction, was a "grave peril to America"; and criticism about the delays in our legal system. Other issues addressed were natural resources in Alaska, the need for increased power for the states and reduction in arms. The platforms I was reviewing dated from...
...must agree with Calvin Trillin's comment in "High on Experimentation" [NOTEBOOK, Aug. 19] on the silliness of Republican Representative Susan Molinari's disclaimer that she only "experimented" with marijuana. The only sillier statement would be "I didn't inhale." BOB BERRY Hillsborough, California...
...know for sure now, and we may never know, whether microscopic organisms existed on Mars billions of years ago [SPACE, Aug. 19]. I for one don't give a damn. What we do know is that billions of creatures, both human and animal, exist here on Earth, and millions, if not billions, suffer needlessly from the effects of starvation, disease, pollution, war and other disasters. I wince with shame to think of the money that has been poured into the black hole of space exploration instead of being used to benefit the lives right here on this planet that...