Word: ideality
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...communion that has characterized his shows since the early days. Intimacy is lost incrementally as venues and audiences get larger, of course, and Boss fanatics of long standing will have to do a little adjusting to their dreams. Playing music on a ball field may never be ideal, but with state-of-the-art stadium sound by Engineer Bruce Jackson and with Springsteen onstage, bearing down hard on Cadillac Ranch, this is as good as it gets. The Springsteen concerts are the fulfillment of one of pop's dearest ideals: sensationally popular music that is also great rock 'n' roll...
Hooray for William F. Buckley Jr. and his enthusiasm for the word processor [COMPUTERS, Dec. 9]. Who says you cannot teach an old conservative new tricks? The ease and lack of frustration that come from writing on a computer make the machine ideal. When I went back to school to finish an electronics degree, I purchased a word processor. Not only was I more creative, but writing became fun instead of drudgery. Thomas M. Nathe Salem...
...Inside the Korean Cloning Lab" [may 30] reported that South Korean scientists have created human stem-cell lines that are perfectly matched to the dna of human patients. That story gave me mingled feelings of delight and worry. Although the whole world is now one step closer to an ideal situation for studying how diseases develop, I worry about whether the U.S. can maintain its scientific and technological superiority. Many other countries have been vigorously pursuing stem-cell projects, while the U.S. government restricts the research that federally funded scientists may do in that field. I hope that, despite...
...recent graduation from West Point of my nephew, 2nd Lieut. Chad T. Fifield. Your article captured the sacrifice those young men and women are willing to make for our country. In this age of self-gratification and materialism, it is nice to see young people who exemplify the ideals that make our country great. I am sure that the U.S.'s future is in good hands with institutions like West Point producing our future leaders. Jeffrey E. O'Neil Chanhassen, Minnesota, U.S. A Story Gone Wrong Re your report on Newsweek's botched item on mistreatment of the Koran...
During the camp, the two never dated—romance was virtually impossible given the camp’s strict parietal rules. But at a camp reunion on Aug. 18, 2000, the two finally became a couple. “It ended up being an ideal situation because there were so many rules in place to keep us platonic at camp,” Ms. Heller says. “It meant that we were best friends after camp...