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Regarding Jeremy Caplan's article "De-Cluttering Your Mailbox": there are many reasons we should encourage instead of discourage direct-mail advertising [Dec. 15]. Among the most important: stop your direct mail and watch the cost of a postage stamp soar. Jim Elliott, LEMON GROVE, CALIF...
USAGE: "The so-called obesity tax would generate an estimated $404 million a year. Milk, juice, diet soda and bottled water would be exempt from the tax." --New York Times, Dec...
...Somalia They Have a Government? A political feud has roiled this East African country ever since President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed abruptly fired Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein on Dec. 14 over disagreements on how to negotiate peace treaties among factions inside the country. Claiming that Yusuf had no authority to fire Hussein, Somalia's parliament and neighboring Kenya have rallied to Hussein's side, while a defiant Yusuf announced he is appointing a new Prime Minister. The power struggle belies the fact that the central government controls only a tiny slice of the country. Warlords, Islamists and the pirates...
...England Ice Storm Freezes Northeast A massive storm on Dec. 11 slammed New Hampshire and parts of Maine, Massachusetts, New York and other states, leaving nearly 1.5 million people without power. With some calling it the worst ice storm the region has ever seen, President Bush declared a state of emergency in several areas and asked FEMA to provide relief. With forecasts calling for possible snowstorms, utility officials worked to restore power by week...
Whose Hero? Re "The Jet Age" [Dec. 8]: It has always been fashionable for magazines like TIME to exclusively profile Western saviors "parachuting" into Africa, Asia and other "helpless" parts of the planet to rescue people from hunger, disease and natural disaster. By featuring on TIME's cover a Chinese philanthropist, working creatively and energetically within China, it is my hope that you will inspire other global media organizations to focus more on homegrown solutions and solution providers. Bono, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates (and I dare say Madonna) are doing a great job in Africa. But surely there...