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...insignificant the Tampa Bay Rays' accomplishments may seem to Walsh, the very least he could have done is acknowledge that the American League Champions of 2008 hail from St. Petersburg, Fla.--not the city of Tampa, as noted in both the dateline and the body of his commentary. This common gaffe among major media outlets is no laughing matter for proud Pinellas County residents and government officials, who are separated from their Tampa counterparts by a rather large body of water known as Tampa Bay. Don Moyer, CLEARWATER...
...votes in our rapid-fire, media-spun era of talking-points demagoguery. Adlai Stevenson, the last presidential candidate who sincerely tried to talk sense to the American people, suffered two defeats following Kinsley's advice, and the 1950s' American electorate was smarter than those immersed in today's lowest-common-denominator, Joe the Plumber world of sham politics. Our only hope is that the better candidate, Obama, can cajole people into assuring his victory and then, in office, administer the proper economic medicine. The heavy dosage needed, however, can not be fully prescribed during the campaign. C.W. Griffin, Phoenix, Ariz...
...dinner illustrates anything, it is the degree to which the Extension School offers its students nearly unfettered access to some of Harvard’s most prized resources—world renowned libraries, a distinguished faculty, and an impressive body of speakers—without the hassle of the Common App, the LSAT, or the MCAT...
...Wigglesworth common room last night, a portion of patriotic streamer fell off the wall and hung limply as a group of freshmen watched the election returns on television. Textbooks and computers sat stalely on students’ laps, and a white cake iced with the American flag remained mostly uneaten. Suddenly, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds entered the room: “It’s too quiet in here. What’s wrong? What happened?” Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman ’67 followed at her heels; last night, the pair...
...When I proposed this to my roommate, she went on a tirade about how that’s a violation of Harvard rules —and more importantly, a violation of... well... any semblance of common sense. After all, what would I do with Billy on those late nights studying in Lamont? What about my propensity to sleep past my alarm clock —how would I have time to walk him in the morning? I mean, Lindsay, c’mon?...