Word: lites
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...with indifference. My bison sirloin was so tough and flavorless that I couldn't finish it; the fries tasted of old grease. And apart from the two deer heads on the wall, virtually every other decoration at Frontier Fort was supplied by national beer companies; the clockface read "Miller Lite, A True Pilsner Beer." The undersalted cole slaw was delivered in a plastic Dixie cup; the Heinz 57 bottle had old congealed sauce around...
DIED. Arthur Haggerty, 74, former Army captain who parlayed his military credentials and tough-love tactics into a career as the go-to dog trainer for America's élite; of cancer; in West Palm Beach, Fla. A favorite of David Letterman's--Haggerty appeared on his show more than 20 times--he ran Captain Haggerty's School for Dogs, whose graduates performed on TV soaps and in 150 films and worked as bomb sniffers and emergency rescuers...
...hero ("I don't give a hoot about ... reviews. What I want to read are royalty checks," he liked to say) but revealed a softer, subtler side in the '70s and '80s, writing two well-received children's books and parodying his macho image in TV ads for Miller Lite beer...
This brings us to the controversy. The world of élite juggling can be a political and even somewhat catty place. For decades the primary juggling organization has been the International Juggling Association (IJA). The IJA is committed to juggling as a form of entertainment: juggling with friends for fun, juggling to music, juggling by clowns. If you have ever seen juggler-comedian Chris Bliss's epic three-ball interpretation of the Beatles' Carry That Weight, you get the idea...
...college. I call it outrageous! As you noted, Eton may be hiring more women teachers and naming its first female housemaster, but why doesn't the school accept female students? You reported on the financial-aid campaign that is supposed to integrate less privileged groups into the élite. But what about the biggest group of underprivileged people in Europe: women? I'm appalled by such gender discrimination in our supposedly progressive Europe of the 21st century! Maxi Schmeisser Bamberg, Germany Your reporting on Eton stated that the school "has for many Britons come to symbolize unfair privilege." That...