Word: dearest
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...exchange for our dearest ideals, racial profiling would not have prevented Sept. 11. Photos of the suspected hijackers reveal a heterogeneous group, diverse enough to ensure that most would pass through just about any racial criteria. Perhaps if only unquestionably Caucasian passengers were let through, we could have kept most of the Sept. 11 terrorists off those planes. But that screening process would be a logistical nightmare—no planes would ever leave the ground. And we need only consider Oklahoma City to realize that race-based security will not protect us against terrorism in the long-term...
...deeply disturbed by reports that many Americans would be willing to sacrifice their dearest rights in the fight against terrorism. In these difficult times, it would be wise to remember the admonishment of Benjamin Franklin, who presciently observed that those who "can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." STEVEN A. COSTELLO Lake Jackson, Texas...
HEAD GAMES First come the ominous e-mails. Then a voice on your answering machine threatens your nearest and dearest. No, you're not the target of an IRS audit. You're playing Majestic, a strange, sinister new computer game that doesn't just take over your computer, it invades your life. For $9.99 a month (the first "episode" is free), players get the thrill of being harassed by a mysterious conspiracy via phone, e-mail, instant messaging and the Web. If that's your idea of fun, sign up at www.majestic thegame.com...
...ADAMS FAMILY: David McCullough's "John Adams" (Simon & Schuster) is the No. 1 nonfiction book on the New York Times (NYT) list after nine weeks. That's good news for the founding father's wife, Abigail. PW reports that Simon & Schuster will be reissuing "Dearest Friend: The Life of Abigail Adams" by Lynn Withey (1981), which has long been out of print. First Ladies are all the rage in publishing these days: in addition to the books about Edith Wilson (below) and Abigail Adams, Pantheon will be publishing "Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages that Shaped Our Recent History" by Kati Marton...
...turned twenty in a different world from yours, dearest Justin. Late Ike, pre-Camelot. My birthday was the first day of autumn, 1960. John Kennedy was running for President. He was a bright new dime fresh from the mint. That seems like a very long time ago. You round the corner into a world that is in so many ways so much better... and in many ways, terribly worse. But in any case, your...