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...Political or personal, Dylan's impudence was catnip to kids my age, who, if we couldn't shout righteous invective at Bull Conner in Birmingham, Alabama, could at least be rude to our parents at home. His "my generation" song, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" announces the passing of power from the burghers of middle-aged authority to their children. In succession Dylan addresses these mammoths who don't realize they're dinosaurs: writers and critics, senators, Congressmen and finally mothers and fathers. His acute message to parents: "Don't criticize what you can't understand. / Your sons...
...Richard Scrushy effort," says Mizzou alum Thomas Battistoni, a New York litigator who until recently sat on an alumni board for the MU College of Arts and Science, overseers of the economics department - and hence the chair. Scrushy, the former head of HealthSouth Corp., poured over $700,000 into Birmingham, Ala., churches and ministries during his felony trial in 2004, a coincidence noted with more than a little skepticism by his prosecutors. (Scrushy was acquitted). Battistoni raises similar questions about Lay?s attempt to divert the money to charities in the fall before his trial started, but he doesn...
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...retired generals who spent their careers at the public trough and now want to destroy the boss they sucked up to while in command? They need to spend their time playing golf and sipping martinis at the club and leave the important decisions to our elected leaders. Joel Epperson Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Why didn't the generals come forth with their criticism earlier? Competent leadership in the military has been declining ever since our nation went to the all-volunteer force. We Americans have become so soft and liberal that we don't have the guts anymore to stand...
...citizens have any respect for those retired generals who spent their careers at the public trough and now want to destroy the boss they sucked up to while in command? They need to spend their time playing golf and leave the important decisions to our elected leaders. JOEL EPPERSON Birmingham...