Word: bothered
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David's mother, Joyce, noted that the killing of Etta and Ephraim Tzur "was carried out in the same way as the one which killed [her] son"; apparently, it has received roughly the same amount of attention -- that is, none. It hardly seems to bother even the most sanctimonious of our journalists and human-rights watchers, and concerned Jews will not raise the issue for fear of being condemned as opponents of peace. Arabs simply pretend as if nothing had happened--always quick, however, to raise a furor against real or imagined Israeli transgressions...
...fact, if she had fallen into a coma for the rest of the week, I might not have noticed either, unless the phone had rang for her and I would have been forced to go into her room. If her door was closed, I wouldn't have thought to bother...
...final question: Why bother? Is religious diversity really worth all of this trouble? A resolution proposed at a meeting of the Committee on House Life (COHL) last spring recommended that House Masters spend no money on religious events. The idea is that everyone will be better off if students just practice their respective religions in private. This solution treats the house common spaces as public property, analogous to a town square. Religious symbols are prohibited in municipal public spaces because of separation of church and state, and the COHL proposal urged a parallel separation between church and house...
...enough to be George's autobiography, but that was the least of my concerns. Where were pamphlets numbers 1 and 2? The envelope containing number three showed signs of tampering and foul play, and I once again I suspected the work of the Communist party. I decided not to bother Bob Stack with this one--I'd handle it myself at a later date...
Thank you, Bob Dole. If you are no longer making our laws, at least you are still leading in the areas we really care about. How many people really bother with balanced budgets and welfare bills in daily life? But how many people compare airline deals and daily allotments of Vitamin E? Mr. Dole, now you are truly making an impact on our country...