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...Some of the difference may be due to the fact that Mexico has apparently been grappling with swine flu for weeks longer than the U.S. As doctors across the U.S. begin checking patients with respiratory symptoms for swine flu, CDC officials expect to see more severe cases in the U.S. as well - and as better epidemiological work is done in Mexico, we'll probably hear about more mild cases there too. Right now, however, the true severity of the H1N1 swine flu virus is still an open question, whose answer could change over time. The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic began...
...improved sound or added tracks - as originals. You may not be tempted by Lenny Kravitz's Let Love Rule 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition or Average White Band's re-pressed Cut the Cake - generally you have to want something once before wanting it twice. But in May, Universal will begin reissuing the Rolling Stones' 14 most recent albums, while in September, EMI and Apple Corps will reissue all 12 of the Beatles' studio albums. By October, logic be damned, many baby boomers will be a few hundred dollars lighter...
...applaud the tireless efforts to save endangered species and vanishing habitats, which you address in your cover story, but we need to begin to deal with the root problem: the exploding population of human beings [April 13]. How about a sterilization credit, like a carbon credit, to encourage people not to reproduce? We need to export and help finance information about all forms of birth control in all parts of the world, including the U.S. We have no trouble making decisions to limit the numbers of other species we deem overabundant, so why not our own? Ann B. Anderson, ATLANTA...
...Warrior," I read your story with disgust and sadness. The complete chain of command should be reassigned, with a failure noted in their records. Then, and only then, can the healing begin. Ray Slingerland, MILTON...
...Harvard’s have placed a tenured professor at their program’s helm.Bruce Beiderwell, director of the UCLA Writing Programs, said that his lack of a professorship has made it more difficult for him to advocate for his program, which has become increasingly important as colleges begin to make financial cutbacks as a result of the economic crisis.“We have no formalized voice, so I often am in the position of trying to find someone to give me that voice,” Beiderwell said.Though two of the other finalists for the Harvard position...