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...thread the needle, thanks largely to the good sense that seems to come with a few gray hairs. Young Europeans need to listen to those who are older and wiser. While you may have sought to include this point in your analysis, it was a bit lost amid the flush of beautiful young faces that graced the cover. Greg Ender, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa...
...potato-left-behind effort. 9) Shut off your computer when you go to sleep. For real, the screen saver doesn’t save shit. 10) Use the green-handle toilets for water conservation. If you don’t see green, you have permission not to flush. 11) Steal bulbs from Lamont’s fifth floor lamps and leave a note: “No Studying after Daylight hours.” 12) Wash everything on cold cycle. Just do it. 13) Start a group in each house devoted to environmental issues...oh wait, never mind. 14) Shame...
...continent the world too often sees only for its suffering. The country's rise and fall and rise again have given many Ghanaians--and many Africans--a more realistic understanding of what it will take to develop their continent's fragile fortunes than they had in the first flush of freedom. And it has left them with a deep appreciation of basic principles that others take for granted: stability, democracy, jobs...
...back, rebuilding their country, renewing their democracy and securing fresh reason to hope. That rise and fall and rise again has given many Ghanaians - and many Africans - a more realistic understanding of what it will take to develop their continent's fragile fortunes than they had in the first flush of freedom. And it has left them with a deep appreciation of basic principles that others take for granted: stability, democracy, jobs. This is the story of one family - three generations of Ghanaians - who have experienced the struggles and triumphs that define Africa's first 50 years. In many ways...
Since Bush lowered top marginal tax rates from 39.6 percent to 35 percent in 2002 , the wealthy have been flush with cash. Most liberals believe it’s criminal that the rich pay so little in taxes, while social expenditures for the poor have been slashed. The percentage of income going to top earners has skyrocketed, and the middle-classes are entering a period of unprecedented precariousness. What is needed, they maintain, is a more “fair” tax system...