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...gifted writer like Joe Klein [IN THE ARENA, April 14] so gratuitously taunt President Bush about his inability to spontaneously speak about complex ideas and state that "he has not grown in stature or gravitas, as wartime leaders usually do"? If Bush had another handicap, such as being blind, Klein would surely not point out in the middle of a war that the President is still blind. Inarticulateness does not keep Bush from leading the country, nor does it prevent him from surrounding himself with brilliant, focused men and women who are quietly getting the job done. MARSHA...
...much of Asia, cautious optimism is replacing blind panic as the new response to SARS. Sure, China remains a high-risk zone, and Taiwan's statistics are looking bad. But if SARS is eventually defeated, last week may be remembered as the beginning of the end. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the SARS outbreak contained in Vietnam, one of the first countries to be invaded by the virus, and it lifted the travel advisory on Toronto. Meanwhile, Singapore and Hong Kong have brought their rates of new infections down to levels that many residents view as acceptable. "Our hope...
...proper summer camp story, "Summer Job" has adventure as well. A canoe trip down some rapids soon turns dangerous when one of the boats cracks in half, trapping a camper under the swift current. Later, Paul and Annie find themselves in charge of Marie, a camper who is blind. Her irrepressible spirit becomes one of the book's emotional high points...
...said. “But that being said I feel like I had wonderful support from my department all the way through; they gave me good advice and good guidance, and they kept me informed over the course. So I wasn’t flying as blind as some people may have been under these circumstances...
...been selected out of the Harvard mob to join with a group of boys who self-segregate, preferring each other to the company of women and the non-elite—and you accept. You join their ranks, and share their club-house; you turn a blind eye to the fundamental absurdity—let alone the offensiveness—of it all. This explains the enormous size of the chips on their shoulders...