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...after the discovery of embezzlement, a bishop decreed biennial audits for every parish. That hardly inspires confidence. Anything short of an annual audit shouldn't be sanctioned. No publicly held company would be allowed that practice. Why should parishioners' gifts be treated any differently? Sounds like the same ol' cover-up to me. (The Rev.) Matthew Ernst Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina...
...Your March 5 cover story: As a Sunni Muslim in the U.S., I am often asked to explain the differences and disagreements between the Islamic sects. Your superb analysis has made my job much easier. It is the most balanced, finely nuanced examination of the sectarian divide I have ever read in the mainstream media. Unlike many other non-Muslim commentators, Bobby Ghosh correctly realizes that the root of the fighting in Iraq (and in other parts of the Islamic world) is not religion but politics. The warring parties cloak themselves in religious garb and quote suras to suit their...
Your Iraq coverage has always been superb, and your cover story raises the bar even higher. I don't think I had fully grasped the social and political aspects of the rivalry between Sunnis and Shi'ites until I read your story. Now I can't escape the conclusion that the solution to Iraq's problems cannot be military. Shi'ites and Sunnis have to sort this one out themselves, and the most the U.S. can do is try to be an honest broker between them...
...million per year. Families making less than $60,000 are no longer required to make any contribution to their children’s education, while students are expected to contribute $2,000 on a yearly basis. Tuition, room, board, health fees, travel expenses, and personal expenses are all covered; the total expense is just short of $50,000 per year.Yet even with this tremendously generous system, students have had difficulties budgeting the money that the Financial Aid Office allots for “personal expenses.” Currently set at $2,795 per year, “personal expenses?...
...would love to find ways to support them financially to do that,” she said after yesterday’s meeting. Last year 351 students—less than six percent of undergraduates—studied abroad. According to Ryan, the council also discussed ways to cover the rising cost of scholarly journals, arguing that it is unfair for the University to have to pay so much for publications that contain the work of its own faculty members. “In particular, it’s important for the Library to keep control of spiraling costs that...