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...think that's why at this point the campaign is so competitive. There are people who want to be politically correct [in what they say]. But I also should give credit, and say that there are a sizable number of Euro-Americans who are generally in support of Obama and will vote...
...sign of a healthy democracy. Sarundajang, the North Sulawesi governor, points out that the original contract allowing Archipelago to dig for gold in his province was signed in 1986, during the Suharto years, when citizens' wishes were disregarded. The struggle against the mine, he contends, is a struggle to correct the sins of the past. By opposing the mine, he says he wants to "give a salute to [Hugo] Chávez," Venezuela's radical socialist President. Says Bert Supit, founder of Manado-based NGO Majelis Adat Minahasa and one of the gold mine's chief opponents: "We want...
...Home Births: Safety FirstRe your article on the trend toward giving birth at home [Aug. 18]: Home-birth advocates are of course correct when they point out that birth is a natural event. But they neglect to articulate its violence and danger. Surely, in this modern age, we want to protect each new-born infant with all means at our disposal? Why return to precarious, primitive ways of giving birth-however well-motivated we might be-when we can rely on a century of accumulated medical and scientific knowledge, technology and experience? Marilyn Hunt, Belair, South Australia...
...Miss the Goat I have enjoyed goat dishes for some time but always wondered why goat wasn't more widely available [Aug. 25]. In such a politically correct climate, I salute you for publishing this article. Tony Thomas, ROCHEPORT...
...Well, in the early stages of Limbaugh's eminence, folks mangled his surname too. Not that Maddow is guaranteed to achieve Rush's power or notoriety - the 20 million weekly listeners, the zillion-dollar contract - but starting Sept. 8, she has at least a shot at correct-name recognition. That's when the 35-year-old assumes MSNBC's 9 p.m. hour, right after Keith Olbermann's popular Countdown. Radio's whip-smart, button-cute leftie (and utterly uncloseted lesbian) will have the sustained opportunity to sell her sophisticated views and perky personality to the political junkies of cable news...