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...things differently than religion does, and that although they will learn about evolution in science class, it does not mean they must give up their religious faith. There are truths to be found in both. Susan Zimmer Bonita, California, U.S. There have been many times when religion has fallen behind science and when efforts have been made to reassert it in an authoritative position. The most famous of those clashes was, of course, between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo over his heretical belief that the sun was the center of the universe. Galileo was sentenced to house arrest...
Four years ago, Nicholas B. Sylvester ’04 invited the cult indie band the Exploding Hearts to perform at the Spee. His grass-roots effort could easily have fallen on its face. He didn’t work with the administration or the UC, and he didn’t collect money from concert-goers until they were literally at the door...
...define achievable terms for victory. The drive started last week at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where he gave the first of four big speeches leading up to Iraq's Dec. 15 elections. Bush choked up as he read a letter found on the laptop of fallen Marine Corporal Jeff Starr: "If you are reading this, then I've died in Iraq ... I don't regret going." Despite the resolute rhetoric--and a backdrop declaring PLAN FOR VICTORY--the address signaled an incremental withdrawal of troops before the 2006 U.S. midterm elections. Likewise, the release last week...
...mission of notifying families of the loss of a loved one in Iraq [Nov. 21], was one of the most powerful and poignant stories I've ever read in TIME. I wiped away tears trying to imagine the pain and loss felt by the families of the fallen. I was also struck by the professional and compassionate way in which Beck notified and supported those families. I respect and admire him for performing that incredibly difficult but sadly necessary assignment...
...which brought pay cuts totaling 30%, John Battelli decided it was time to move on. So last week he quit U.S. Airways--with an uncertain pension, mounting credit-card debt and hopes of growing his fledgling personal-trainer business. "My fear is that my ability to earn has fallen by the wayside," says Battelli, 53, of Westminster, Colo. As Christmas approaches, all that weighs heavily. "Come hell or high water," he says, "I'm going to make sure my children have the same holiday magic that I had as a child." He'll pay for the snowboard his teen...