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...Cambridge, had already secured financing for the $22.5 million land purchase, said Town Manager Donna S. VanderClock. In 2006, Weston had agreed to purchase the property from Harvard, which had acquired the open plot of land in Weston—called the Case Estates—as a gift...
...saddest part about Mark McGwire's insistence that he was naturally "given the gift to hit home runs" - even as he copped Jan. 11 to a near decade's worth of steroid use - is that it might just be true. He did, after all, smash the single-season home-run record for rookies with 49 long balls in 1987 - two years before, he says now, he first tried doping. Could he have edged out Sammy Sosa to crush Roger Maris' 37-year-old home-run record in 1998 - knocking 70 balls out of the park - even without juicing? Fans will...
...Towers of Babel What is the difference between Saudi Arabia banning churches with bell towers and Switzerland banning minarets [Dec. 14]? The Swiss are accused of discrimination, yet Saudi Arabia is not. Aren't these decisions a gift to extremism and intolerance? And why does the media condemn the Swiss but not mention the Saudi ban? Make up your minds: Which is more extreme, Islamic or Christian culture? Gerhard Heinzelmann Gravesend, England...
Towers of Babel What is the difference between Saudi Arabia banning churches with bell towers and Switzerland banning minarets [Dec. 14]? The Swiss are accused of discrimination, yet Saudi Arabia is not. Aren't these decisions a gift to extremism and intolerance? And why does the media condemn the Swiss but not mention the Saudi ban? Make up your minds: Which is more extreme, Islamic or Christian culture? Gerhard Heinzelmann, GRAVESEND, ENGLAND...
...Martin Luther King died violently. Percy's friends in the military died violently. But God let Percy down easy. He lived 40 years longer than Dr. King and Malcolm and made good use of that time. So many of us are indebted to him. We always want some special gift for Christmas. I suppose this time, heaven wanted a present...