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Thank you, Joe Klein, for your column on Barack Obama as a possible presidential candidate [June 5]. In my opinion, Obama is not only the future of the Democratic Party but also the future of America. Although he has "zero military and national-security experience"--as was the case with the current President--he understands the problems facing everyday Americans. It's refreshing to hear someone like Obama speak from the heart and actually mean what he says. Elect Obama in 2008! RALPH REAGAN West Cape...
...appreciated the Viewpoint column on the Enron verdicts by the company's whistle-blower, Sherron Watkins [June 5]. I agree with her argument that humility is a basic ingredient of a spiritual life. No matter how often he invokes Scripture, Enron's founder, Ken Lay, will never learn that stealing is wrong until he finds some of that elusive characteristic. But there is hope: some people learn that valuable lesson in prison. GARY ROE Santa Cruz, Calif...
Egan is a pediatrician in Jacksonville, Florida. Some names in this column have been changed to protect patient privacy...
Last fall, The Crimson published a column by Travis R. Kavulla ’06-’07 entitled “A Small Niche for Great Books: An Armenian Studies Professor’s Lonely Accomplishment in General Education.” What troubled me most about his title was the word “lonely.” Could it be possible, I wondered, that, at a time of deep commitment to reforming general education and reinvigorating the undergraduate curriculum, there was only one faculty member in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) offering what Kavulla...
...column, Kavulla proposed a “well-articulated, top-down initiative,” but it now appears clear that a second strategy for ensuring that Professor Russell does not feel lonely is to work from the bottom up, trusting that our faculty will know what students want and empowering them to develop courses that will appeal to our “eager newcomers,” who will remain captivated, absorbed, and enthralled so long as we continue to open doors for them...