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...city's 200-year reign as the island's capital before Taipei replaced it in 1885. Tainan's founding father, a Ming dynasty general called Koxinga, arrived from China in 1661 with a fleet of artists and scholars, intent on transforming the Dutch-ruled port into a beacon of Chinese culture. It worked, and today's Tainanese are quick to claim their city as the island's guardian of tradition...
...policy for those of us who already live here. The federal government should dramatically raise the Congressionally-mandated cap on the H-1B high-skill work visa if not lift the cap entirely.To many highly-educated professionals around the globe, America has long been a beacon of opportunity. Unfortunately, the United States has become a victim of its own popularity: last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reported receiving 133,000 applications for H-1Bs on the first possible day, filling the cap of 65,000 more than two times over. Those lucky enough to have submitted an application will...
...Such is life in Kurdistan, the last beacon of stability amid the wreckage of the U.S. enterprise in Iraq. But even there, stability is a relative term. True, the airport is putting in a runway long enough to accommodate jumbo jets, but for now it will be used mainly for U.S. military flights. That's because only one Western carrier-Austrian Airlines-is brave enough to land there. Other flights are run by off-brand charters with names such as Flying Carpet and Middle Eastern carriers such as Iraqi Airways. And even those are unreliable. Many of the officials...
...lost, mixed signals on the economy, no consensus on immigration, soaring deficits and scandals to boot. If partisans want to cheer for more of the same, so be it. Meanwhile, the general public will support the party that demonstrates a commitment to leading this country back to being a beacon of freedom, justice and prosperity. James C. Sylvan, Baltimore...
...lost, mixed signals on the economy, no consensus on immigration, soaring deficits and scandals to boot. If partisans want to cheer for more of the same, so be it. Meanwhile, the general public will support the party that can lead this country back to being a beacon of freedom, justice and prosperity...