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Allison A. Melia ("The Limits of Free Speech," Feb. 8) seems to be in favor of free speech except when the speech does not comport with her view of what ideas are acceptable. She says that the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) espouses ideas so hideous--namely, the lowering of the age of consent for engaging in sex--that "it is unthinkable that the American government would allow this organization to continue." However, such a decision is not up to the government. The First Amendment, which protects NAMBLA's (and Ms. Melia's) freedom of association and freedom...
...Champion, a black paper in DeKalb. As far back as 1994, he wrote that the Confederate flag "represents an act of treason, the enslavement, rape, murder and torture of Africans and African Americans. It is beyond belief that any sane person would want to preserve such a hideous legacy." He had few friends among the area's white supremacists...
...discussion entered into the mysteries of friendship---the risks and tolerances. Friendship is a form of faith. But when faith in the friend and the friendship is confronted with hideous facts about the past, what are the limits of forgiveness? I'd say to hell with the politician and to hell with the collaborator...
...love the garish foolishness of the holidays--the hideous seasonal sweaters, the inclusion of the candy cane in the food pyramid, the annual opportunity to sit on a fat man's lap and tell him secrets. It is as if we called a time-out from the rules that dictate our everyday lives, and for many families this is a delightful occurrence. Unfortunately, this time of year also presents us with unusual social situations that call for extended families and friends to come together and share the convivial spirit of the season, which in my family leads to the annual...
...these days. Fiscal demands have forced the Red Sox to install giant Coke bottles on the light towers above the Green Monster. And just this past September, the once-hallowed right field faade, which displays the team's five retired numbers, was forced to make way for a gigantically hideous Hood milk bottle...