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...efforts at conservation. The only reason to resolve the ANWR debate in a budget resolution was to avoid an inevitable filibuster. But ANWR is exactly the type of issue that should not be swept under the carpet. That the Senate would abandon ANWR for, in terms of the time horizon involved, a smidgin of oil is disappointing. That the Senate would do so without admitting that such a move is worthy of a full Senate debate and is opposed by most Americans is disturbing...
...interesting paragraphs in “Summers Garners Applause At Mather” (News, Mar. 16), in which University President Lawrence H. Summers is reported to offer special benefits to faculty but makes no mention of the concomitant needs of Harvard workers. Apparently, it is quite beyond his mental horizon that Harvard workers, not just highly favored and sought-after faculty members, face family-related pressures, too. Like faculty, they juggle family responsibilities, need daycare, need flexible work arrangements, need to cover tuition costs for their college-aged kids, and most certainly could use interest-free loans...
...Another character with underworld connections flashed across the horizon of the Lindbergh case during its first fortnight. He was swart, Semitic Morris Rosner, one-time Government operative. Congresswoman Ruth Pratt of New York was supposed to have been one of his sponsors. Mr. Rosner's connection with the case, however, paled into obscurity when the three Norfolkers came on the scene during the last week of March...
...steal water." He darts into a narrow alley of corrugated iron shacks. "Here in the lower city is where they make everything for the upper city. No laws, no health and safety, no restrictions on pollution. Total free enterprise." Spying a clutch of new apartment blocks on the horizon, Kapur says the only time the two cities meet in his vision is when upper-city revelers venture into the lower city's "paradise clubs," where anything goes...
...take responsibility for themselves and their entourages to avoid the additional trouble. Finally, we as a society should strive towards creating more opportunities for young black men so that dying for a rapper’s table scraps isn’t the best career option on the horizon...