Word: merit
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...saluting the 20 winners and 80 merit finalists of TIME's first College Achievement Awards last week, Editor in Chief Henry Grunwald issued a challenge. Citing James Fenimore Cooper's observation that "the tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity," Grunwald declared, "It is more urgent than ever for us to prove that democracy does not necessarily lead to mediocrity. That, on the contrary, the freedom it allows us does and can lead to excellence...
...exposure and sharks fell afoul of the words of his story. And words, paradoxically, rescued Velasco's adventure from oblivion. When these pieces first appeared in book form, in Spanish in 1970, Garcia Marquez noted, "I find it depressing that the publishers are not so much interested in the merit of the story as in the name of the author, which, much to my sorrow, is also that of a fashionable writer...
...awards. Then, recoiling from the barrage of criticism, a K-School spokesman proposed that the medal be regarded as a "party-favor," a kind-of door prize for attending the K-School's birthday party. But most clearly, the medal was awarded with little or no thought about the merit of the recipient. Indeed this honor seems an egregious, blatant example of tawdry pandering to national politicians. And the person to blame is Allison, a special Department of Defense consultant, who, it seems, wanted to score more points with the Administration. Of course the K-School is enamored of power...
...front pages of newspapers all across the country. Rather this action was a protest against the presence of one who represents, perhaps participates in, and surely is actively attempting to continue the funding of the most heinous atrocities. It is the actions, not the opinions of the contras that merit the treatment they received...
Massacusetts has no plans to require testing for AIDS, said Deputy Public Health Commissioner George Grady. But, he said, "We have gone to great lengths to make testing available. Self sought testing has a great deal of merit...