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...What a beast! The pumped-up U.S. dollar has been kicking sand in the face of the yen and the mark. Last week the greenback climbed past 123 Japanese yen, a four-year high, and traded 1.65 against the German mark, a 2 1/2-year peak. Barely two years ago the U.S. currency traded at its postwar low. Europe and Japan love a strong dollar, since it lowers the price of their exports, which can stimulate more sales for their struggling economies. But cheaper Toyotas aren't good for everyone--for instance, General Motors and Chrysler reported weak sales last week...
...with firsthand information. While we're glad that a glaring gap in the record is being filled and that researchers are taking their first serious look at the long-term consequences of exposure to low levels of chemical munitions, we must return to first principles. The "syndrome" is a beast with many heads. It's not likely that one factor--even exposure to chemical weapons-- caused all the illness we see among our newest group of U.S. veterans. Quick answers are unlikely. Meanwhile, we must honor this nation's commitment to care for people with lingering health problems that have...
...might appear that Disney has hakuna matata'd right off the deep end. Taymor's highly stylized theater work--using masks, puppetry, mime and other non-Western techniques--seems as far from classic Disney animation (and from those dancing teapots in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast) as one can imagine. Taymor admits she was surprised when Thomas Schumacher, a Disney vice president, first asked her if she would like to develop a theatrical concept for The Lion King. "I'm sure if they find something that doesn't work, they'll tell me," she says. "But they asked...
...Americans. Some in the Republican Party would like to point out that Bill Clinton played fast and loose with the truth and unfairly got away with unfair charges regarding Medicare and Social Security. And while they are right, and while the Republican Party is not the uncaring beast that President Clinton tried to make it out to be, it is clear that a party that does not paint the picture of a bright alternative that includes all Americans will not hold its majority for long. Ronald Reagan understood this and portrayed an America on the verge of great things...
With 30 degree days becoming the norm and vicious winds not uncommon, it is obvious that winter is coming around the bend. Dartboard is finding face-time in the cold outdoors increasingly dangerous, and hereby announces its official hibernation into the belly of the beast at 14 Plympton St. Alas, activity continues on the streets of Cambridge...