Word: doneness
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...been easy over the past several years to criticize his ability to lead our country. But after reading about his unreported positive contributions to millions of Africans, I have a renewed sense of faith in the American people. We elected a President who by most measures hasn't done a very good job but has a good heart. I hope that next time around we will elect someone with a kind heart and good judgment. Larry Kimmel, Bend...
...really loved Bob Geldof's article about President George W. Bush's policies on Africa [March 3]. Geldof made clear his opinion of Bush, but in the course of the article he also paid homage to some good the President has done. I am a fan of the President (barely), and even I didn't know about the success in Africa. Too bad Bush doesn't have enough p.r. savvy to put a spotlight on this proud legacy. Fred Ascher, LOS ANGELES...
...been war after war within the past eight years, perhaps hundreds of thousands have been killed in Darfur, Kenya has been destabilized and the U.S. would not fund the distribution of condoms as the cheapest way to fight aids? Most of the poverty-fighting in Africa has been done by private citizens or organizations. Christine Halpin, ANSONIA, CONN...
...suited Abbas to arrest his political foes in Hamas, he has been only too happy to oblige the Israelis (more than 500 Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants are now in Palestinian jails). But Abbas cannot crack down on militants when Israel is showing its mailed fist, as it has done of late in Gaza. So at the height of the Israeli assault, Abbas was unable to stop one of his lieutenants from releasing 20 Hamas prisoners from Tulkaram jail in solidarity with the Gaza fighters...
...lack of an Italian ancestor. My athletically-challenged self was perfectly happy not hanging from the monkey bars or playing dodgeball at recess. I helped her with her math homework and she taught me how to play box ball. Every afternoon, after finishing homework (that I had mostly done on the bus anyway), watching “Dirty Dancing” or “Dave” for the 100th time, we would venture out into the neighborhood on our bikes. Naturally athletic (and a future volleyball and track superstar), Jenny rode around hands-free on her cool bike?...