Word: insultingly
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...PROBLEMMansfield doesn’t think that Gross’ January letter went far enough in addressing the issue of grade inflation.The letter’s reference to “grade compression,” according to Mansfield, “is their way of trying not to insult anybody.”Mansfield said that grade inflation is “bad for students because it flatters them and doesn’t tell them what they’re really good at.”He said that grade inflation “leads to a loss...
...Abramoff and members of Congress [Jan. 23]. It's a sad point in U.S. history when a lobbyist's extensive ties become equivalent to political clout. Even with the exposure of the Abramoff scandal, Republicans "debate how they can project change while keeping things much the same." What an insult! Instead of endeavoring to serve the people, those "public servants" want to use lip service and cosmetic changes to pull the wool back over our eyes. There can be no excuses for their flagrant disrespect and misuse of public office. Jeremiah Duke Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania...
...that is all these sections are: scholarship intended for historians specifically studying Jefferson. That is not meant as an insult. But in a time when historical biographies have become mainstream, nightstand literature—David McCulloch’s 2001 Pulitzer-Prize winning “John Adams” for example—Burstein does not deliver...
...come to play, that can happen.”The Tigers set the tone with a dominant 16-1 edge in shots on goal in the opening period and scored the first of their six unanswered goals when Brittany Salmon cashed in at 15:13 into the frame. Adding insult to injury, the Tigers scored short-handed. Sifers helped the Crimson avoid the shutout when she scored on that same power play more than a minute later, with 2:51 left in the game. But the lopsided 49-16 final shot count told the story. “They outshot...
...Abramoff and members of Congress [Jan. 23]. It's a sad point in U.S. history when a lobbyist's extensive ties become equivalent to political clout. Even with the exposure of the Abramoff scandal, Republicans "debate how they can project change while keeping things much the same." What an insult! Instead of endeavoring to serve the people, these "public servants" want to use lip service and cosmetic changes to pull the wool back over our eyes. There can be no excuses for their flagrant disrespect and misuse of public office. Jeremiah Duke Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, U.S. A Sweater for All Seasons...