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...Frank Trippett suggests in his Essay [Oct. 20], it can do no harm to ponder the price society pays for the abuse of trust. Americans are saturated with all forms of impressions that stem from the inability to separate fantasy from fact. Honesty is the best policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 10, 1980 | 11/10/1980 | See Source »

...regulars" who can't seem to get enough of the counseling staff. But Siegelman says the group tries to discourage students who use the service as a substitute friend. "If someone is down here for two or three hours every night we're doing more harm than good...

Author: By William F. Powers, | Title: Room 13: Keeping the Midnight Watch | 11/7/1980 | See Source »

...support of Carter. If the incumbent represented the spirit of the Democratic Party, if he stood even in name for progressive social and economic policies, then Carter would win our support. But he represents only himself, a coldly ambitious, unprincipled man who can do America little good and much harm...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Presidentiad Through the Years | 11/4/1980 | See Source »

...breach of standard scientific practice, said the panel, "was a disservice to the citizens most intimately concerned and to the public at large." The panel also found fault with an investigator who hinted at nerve damage among Love Canal residents: "Equivocal or ambiguous observations are likely to do more harm than good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Skeptical View | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

...publishers are likely to take risks on little-known authors without at least a guarantee of a tax break on his unsold books. First printings will be smaller, and second printings may become a rarity for trade books that are not bestsellers. In addition, declining backlists are sure to harm the small, independent bookstore that attracts readers looking for hard-to-find literary works. The result: an economy of scarcity in which prices can only rise. Auto-parts dealers, who must operate under the same tax law, may not suffer at all. A new alternator is a necessity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Taxman's Ax | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

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