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...brutal regime. Mandela's courage and presence brought democracy to South Africa. It is a tragedy that Zimbabwe hasn't been given the same opportunity. Instead, millions of Mandela's fellow Africans have been left to face torture and starvation, and a once beautiful country has been destroyed. Barbara Silverman, London...
...Staying Safe from Wildfires As a wildland firefighter for 40-plus years, I must strongly disagree with your statement in "Postcard: Santa Barbara" that "you can no more prepare for [wildfires] than for a sudden death" [July 21]. Homeowners can do much to reduce the risk of "sudden death" from a wildfire. Site selection, roofing and siding materials, landscaping plants, defensible space around the home - all these factors are well-known ways to mitigate much of the risk associated with living in the wildland-urban interface. For great material on helping keep wildfires in the wild, check out firewise.org. There...
...time - is the city's most important connector in Democratic politics. She's been able to do this partly because she's smart, partly because she's a terrific networker and mostly because she married one of L.A.'s richest lawyers. Thomas has held fund raisers for John Edwards, Barbara Boxer and Al Franken, but she's best known for running a salon called the L.A. Café out of her house. Once a month she invites people who run liberal organizations to speak in front of people who like to give money to people who run liberal organizations...
...fact, he is one of two spiritual leaders who now lay claim to the title. The other, Trinley Thaye Dorje, also recognized as the 17th Karmapa, visited the U.S. in 2003 and currently draws crowds of thousands when he speaks around the world. Suzan Garner, President, Siddhartha Foundation, Santa Barbara, Calif...
...office excised six pages on the adverse health effects of global warming from expert testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in 2007. The White House said the pages were cut because they didn't match the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. But Senator Barbara Boxer, who chairs the environment committee, has called that statement a "lie," saying the cuts amounted to censorship...