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Where did I end up? Ultra Salon, that tanning bed beacon located halfway to Central Square. Wearing my H & M bikini briefs (they’re red and green—the colors of Christmas), I closed my eyes and let the faux sunlight singe my milky skin. I had almost forgotten about my worries when they arrived: The Ghost of Pre-Thesis Past, The Ghost of Thesis Present and the Ghost of Post-Thesis Future. They reminded me of what I was before dear Thesis entered my life, and warned me what would happen if I avoided her during...
...reputation is weakened every time abuses like these are made public—which in turn likely mitigates the value of that information. Equally important, these practices strike at the very bedrock principles we claim for the basis of pride in our country. America cannot be a beacon of hope in the world if its actions are morally bankrupt, and we are filled with anger and disgust at the leaders in the U.S. government who seem willing to justify even the most egregious practices in the name of short-sighted national security...
...CHARLES J. CHAPUT Archbishop of Denver No people can build a just society on 3,000 to 4,000 abortions a day. A nation that tolerates killing innocent children in the womb forfeits any claim as a beacon of freedom. I hope the President will use his second term to limit abortion and protect the unborn child in every way possible...
...shrapnel in my leg," he would declare. "I'm not going to let anyone question my commitment to defending America--then, now or ever." After drafting the speech and sending Kerry off to bed shortly before midnight, Cutter, Morehouse and Wade reconvened at Figs, an Italian place on Beacon Hill, to soak their remorse in beer and put the other pieces in place: the logistics for the speech site, the final tweaks to the speech, an alert to the press that there would be big news the next day. Kerry was fighting back. The question was whether he had already...
...Beacon Street...