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...think the book does make the case that this was an imperfect or modest victory," he said. "The White House thought the gate was closed, and it wasn't closed. The book presented some useful reflections on that...
...baskets increased 10%. Donations? Down by almost half. Food baskets that used to include whole turkeys now provide turkey parts and surplus government commodities. Much of the decline in giving is explained by tighter efficiency in the food industry, which provides a good part of the food-bank inventory. Imperfect goods -- underbaked cornflakes, dented cans -- that food processors once donated are now sold to new "secondary" retailers like Pick 'n' Save. Checkout scanners help retailers keep better track of inventories, which means the nation's millers, bakers and canners overproduce less. Organizers also sense a grudging mood among private donors...
Kinnell, who is a professor of creative writing at New York University, read from his new book Imperfect Thirst as well as from older works spanning his career. When asked why he chose a poem about one of his children to begin, he said that the type of day which showed winter was about to begin reminded...
Kinnell, author of Imperfect Thirst, read poems including Keats' "Ode To Autumn" and "The Owl" by Edward Thomas...
...nation needs solutions, even imperfect ones, to its immense problems; fine-tuning can come later. It's true that a huge majority for either party would probably grease the wheels of government, but straying towards a one-party system is an ominous sign. Having dozens of splinter parties might foster some of the dynamism of a true democracy, but neither of the current parties will want to be the first to disintegrate. Some people suggest term limits for elected officials as a solution, but there's little reason to suspect that experience is the root of the problem...