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...political significance has less to do with his writing than it does with his continued existence, the living hero of a sometimes abstract cause. We read Rushdie, though, because in his work larger forces--the forces we imagine to be somehow always operating in this world-- are brought to bear on lives that are rendered exquisitely, fantastically, and with a keen sense for the sublime within the mundane...
...future taxpayers and citizens--this election could not be more crucial, for at the heart of it will be a clash of visions for the 21st century. At the twilight of the 20th century, we must debate and decide issues which will heavily influence the tax burden we will bear and the standard of living we will enjoy. And the questions being discussed are too critical for younger voters not to have a say in them. After all, it is we--the youth of America--who will have to live with the consequences of the decisions we make today...
...argument is being made that eliminating such measures will increase alcohol abuse among college students, I would want to see some data from other states that would bear that out," the dean added...
...parents and teachers who have watched children like Keillan struggle so long with so little gain, the announcement was encouraging news. If larger studies bear out the results, then at least some cases of language impairment--those that stem from an inability to decode spoken words--may find effective treatment...
That won't be easy. The newly discovered planets are much bigger than Earth, yet it is almost impossible to learn very much about them. The stars they orbit--70 Virginis in the constellation Virgo and 47 Ursae Majoris in the Great Bear--are each about 35 light-years away. The speediest space probe would take millions of years to reach them; even a radio signal, the fastest known thing in the universe, would need 35 years to get there, and it would take another 35 for any aliens, should they exist, to answer. The planets are so dim that...