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...always unbecoming when, as we are putting our servicemen in harm's way, people are making suggestions about why they were sent", he added...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Clinton Orders Airstrikes In Iraq | 12/17/1998 | See Source »

...must be deposed in favor of a government committed to peace and stability in the Middle East. In this light, the most troubling question we have is whether Operation Desert Fox, planned to last just four days, will have a great enough impact on Iraq's capacity for harm. We hope President Clinton has a strategy for dealing with Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi threat that extends beyond the next three days...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Showing Force | 12/17/1998 | See Source »

...international group oversees other expert organizations that certify well-managed forests and their wood products. FSC-approved inspectors (in the U.S. they would be from the Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood group or Scientific Certification Systems) check to see whether a landowner harvests wood in a way that does not harm animal habitats, streams, indigenous peoples or the local economy. Moreover, logging must be limited to a pace that allows a forest to replenish itself over the years--a practice called sustainable forestry. Since being formed in 1993, the Mexico-based FSC has certified 25 million acres of forest worldwide, among...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forests: GOOD WOOD: Timber With A Green Pedigree | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...symbols of one particular faith, it carries a very clear message: the entire community is involved in a celebration. Those who don't share in that celebration thereby feel alienated from the community. No ill-intent need lie behind the motivation of those responsible for the decorations, the harm is done nonetheless. This sort of phenomenon is well known to gay rights activists and feminists. It is known as cultural presumption...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Take Down the "Winter" Decorations | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

...Some children use aggression to gain attention...Though you might find his words upsetting, you will confuse him if you respond by getting angry...A child wants to be stopped from doing harm." (Your Child: What Every Parent Needs to Know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Dec. 7, 1998 | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

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