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...Marshall Scholarships are awarded by the British government as a token of thanks for the U.S. Marshall Plan, which provided aid to Britain after World War II. The scholarships aim to foster understanding and amity between the two nations by supporting two years of study at British universities for American students...
...office at Icon Productions, his company with its headquarters on the Paramount lot in Hollywood. The Man Without a Face: Gibson in silhouette in the distance, the actor shadowed in his 1993 directorial debut. Ransom: closeup of Gibson, blue eyes blazing with righteous desperation. Maverick: James Garner, Jodie Foster and Gibson, all of them smiling, no doubt thinking about how much they were paid. On each poster, on each face, Gibson has added a mustache with a heavy black marker--a graphic display of his famously self-deprecating sense of humor. Foster, for one, never looked so dashing...
...saddened and disappointed to read your article "The Crisis in Foster Care" [SOCIETY, Nov. 13]. Rather than providing a balanced view with suggestions for solutions to an extraordinary social-policy issue, you sensationalized the subject. Many children continue to suffer abuse in their own and foster homes, often because people who are aware of this mistreatment do not report it to appropriate government authorities. Why not remind all of us of our moral and legal obligations and the ways and means to fulfill them? Without intervention, abuse and neglect of a child often escalate over time. There is also...
Thank you for the excellent yet painful article on foster care. Our system simply does not work. While solutions are possible, they will come only when we are willing to set aside our agendas, honor our values and work together to seek compassionate and creative solutions. We must care. TIME's willingness to write about this topic put a horrible reality right before our eyes. SISTER LAURA SWAN Lacey, Wash...
...wearing of fur; some politicians support protection of the environment; others fight for the rights of the unborn or a woman's right to choose. And while these are all important and noble causes, it seems strange to me that no one is marching to protest about poor foster care. Children are being neglected, abused and murdered by those who are "chosen" to protect and love them. Why isn't anyone fighting to be their voice? TERESA DI VITA-GEREMIA Tuckahoe...