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Last year Seidenberg made $8.5 million in salary and bonus. Letters that spooled from the fax in his office at Bell Atlantic generally addressed him as "Dear Vice Chairman." For the past half decade, Seidenberg, 51, has been working to make that copper sing and dance with stuff no one could have dreamed of in 1966--video, for instance, or 3-D Web pages. He is also making that copper work closely with its successor: hair-thin fiber-optic cables that offer vastly expanded speed and capacity--which translates to consumer value and, he hopes, corporate profit. Seidenberg, who oversaw...
Steve Lopez's article on the U.S. cities that are the best at what they do was fantastic [BONUS SECTION, July 13]. Every town was treated with respect and consideration. The amusing aspects of each place were made funny, but not a joke. I want to run out right away and see each one of these places because of unique details you brought to light. I hope all your readers got as much of a kick out of the story as I did. Bravo for showcasing the bright spots of America! SHANA ROHDE Katy, Texas...
...self-determination in the form of support of a small Asian nation. And it's another thing actually to respect the people themselves. Brownback caused quite a stir not too long ago when he mocked their accents amid the whole Clinton donation scandal: "No raise money, no get bonus," he remarked at a Congressional hearing...
...need a big boost to attract and retain high-achieving candidates. (On average, first-year teachers make $25,000 a year.) In response to his state's teacher-testing debacle, Massachusetts senate president Thomas Birmingham last week proposed spending $100 million toward giving top college graduates a $20,000 bonus to lure them into teaching. Senator Kerry too called for "raising teacher salaries and paying [them] like professionals." Given the scope of the teaching crisis and the priority voters make of education, politicians of both parties might just agree to throw money at the problem...
WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY It's time to make presidential hay. With the Chief in China, this could be the week for the Veep to score bonus points for Campaign...