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...responding to Darren Kilfara's piece entitled "A Tiger Primer: What Did and Didn't Happen at the Masters" (April 16). While Mr. Kilfara's original premise to temper Tigermania was sound, his attempt to diminish young Mr. Woods' accomplishments was unfounded...
Enterprising hotel operators should copy the decor of the Lincoln Bedroom several times and rent the rooms to anyone who can pay for them. Perhaps political parties and foreign countries could rent blocks of the rooms for their friends. Of course, these duplicate accommodations would tend to diminish the prestige of that bedroom in the White House, which could even add several trailers on its grounds. Then social climbers could claim to have spent a night in the "Lincoln Bedroom" at the White House but not necessarily in the White House. CHARLES F. NELSEN Oakhurst, California...
Leaving aside the obvious observation that when someone stares into the Grand Canyon, humility rather than arrogance might be an appropriate response, this film and its kitsch counterparts diminish the experience that these parks are meant to provide. Turning the Grand Canyon into a theme park ride complete with logo does its visitors no good service. The Grand Canyon need not be packaged neatly with cliches and background music so that its visitors leave with a smile. Far better that they experience the Canyon without a commercial buffer and leave with that beautiful combination of inspiration and bewilderment that comes...
Good days and bad days--the bland phrase often used to describe the terrible toll of Alzheimer's--connotes balance. In fact, for Reagan, as for all other victims of this degenerative brain disorder, the good days gradually diminish and the bad just get worse. And as with other victims, it's not easy to pinpoint the onset of Reagan's disease. Because he occasionally fumbled details in the 1980s, some speculated that the symptoms started to appear while he was still President. But he had been prone to odd gaffes for decades...
...students or fully understanding the nuances of any given situation, she made a decision at the top that was not supported by or made in conjunction with those actually performing the service. This counteracts the long history of student ownership that has made PBHA work. Such staff management will diminish both the student experience and the quality of the programs...