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Ruckelshaus is not solely to blame for all of this foot-dragging, however. Not only are there other agencies, Congressional requirements, and legal hurdles to contend with, but there is also the underlying philosophy of the Reagan Administration to consider. Ruckelshaus himself affirmed this in an interview two months ago; in answer to a question concerning why he thought the public initially (and perhaps still) viewed the Administration as anti-environment, he responded...
This would hurt the community, they contend, because the Cambridge Hospitals provides most of the free care in the city, and closing the department might weaken other parts of that hospital. The Cambridge Hospitals is also Harvard-affiliated, and with Mt. Auburn has run an obstetrics training program for the Medical school...
Video-game enthusiasts contend that the industry is in its infancy, like Hollywood in the silent-movie era. Says Clive Smith, an electronics-industry expert at the Yankee Group consulting firm in Boston: "The previous generation of video games was primitive compared with what is coming. This is not a fad. Interactive electronic entertainment is here to stay." Smith thinks that the wizards behind the special effects in today's movies could become the star video-game designers of tomorrow. If that happens, he says, the games will be "very, very lucrative...
Compare House football to sports at the varsity level. There, many consecutive defeats could mean the termination of a coaching job. Or, when conflicts with the coach mount to a severe level, an athlete might quit the team. And no one could rightfully contend that the joy the Bellboys experienced when they scored that touchdown was any less satisfying than any varsity victory...
...another evolutionary step. The Soviets have been dragged into the great public arena, where the free nations have always had to contend. Ever since the Korean airliner was shot down we have been at war with the Soviets. This time the salvos have been adjectives and not explosives. The high-intensity rhetoric has frightened some people, and nobody in the diplomatic business dismisses the risk that tempers could boil over and lead to military action...