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...will fill Sharon's shoes? His loyal No. 2, Olmert, has taken over the reins of government and assumed the mantle of leader of Sharon's fledgling party. Olmert has two months before the March 28 elections to prove he deserves the job permanently. Polls taken right after Sharon's hospitalization were encouraging, giving Kadima the same strong showing that the party had polled under Sharon. But analysts warned that there was a huge sympathy factor at play and that once emotions abated, Kadima could start to slide. The party is so new it doesn't even have procedures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Troubled Soil | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...instant understanding, these days: we get mid-surgery updates on Ariel Sharon, we track hurricanes in real time by computer. But after the explosion at Sago, we knew little more than we would have had it occurred 100 years ago. The machinery of electronic media could only fill the airtime in useless agitation, finally exploding in a burst of false "Miracle!" reports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Once More into the Depths | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...Term, free for an entire month from the crush of schoolwork. We are skeptical about the prospects for a J-Term at Harvard, however. First, it would be difficult to get faculty members to shoulder the extra weight of teaching another course. Also, a J-Term would fill no gaps that currently exist among the opportunities that Harvard provides. Cornell touts the small class sizes during its J-Term. Middlebury and Williams showcase the travel opportunities away from sleepy Vermont and western Massachusetts. But Harvard offers an urban setting with smaller classes than Cornell. And there are already substantial opportunities...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: What's Missing This January? | 1/6/2006 | See Source »

Each time a woman comes to you to fill her doctor’s prescription for emergency contraception (EC)––Preven, also called “Plan B” and the “morning after pill”––you will have the prerogative to refuse to fill her prescription on moral grounds. If you plan on working for Rite Aid or Walgreens, you had better know how you personally feel about EC, or you won’t be able to decide what is morally right...

Author: By Paul R. Katz | Title: Have Pro-Choicers Aborted Ship? | 1/4/2006 | See Source »

...policies of Rite Aid and Walgreens––is frightening, not least because of its practical implications. Wal-Mart runs 2,428 pharmacies across the country, and theirs is the only pharmacy within a reasonable distance of many rural communities. If Wal-Mart will not fill a prescription for EC, it may be impossible for a woman to fill her prescription quickly enough...

Author: By Paul R. Katz | Title: Have Pro-Choicers Aborted Ship? | 1/4/2006 | See Source »

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