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...while the situation is much less rosy in many parts of the world, environmental values have been so firmly incorporated into the American psyche that the recycling bins in millions of homes and offices and on street corners, which would have seemed positively radical back in 1970, don't merit a second glance. Quite a few consumers go out of their way to buy such products as hybrid cars and environmentally friendly coffee. And a number of corporations that were once considered the enemy are working with environmental groups to find ways to be more responsible...
When faced with domestic or international pressure for some measure of accommodation with the U.S.S.R., Reagan has often come forward with a deliberate non-starter--a diplomatic initiative that has the twin virtues of public relations appeal and intellectual merit, but that is utterly non-negotiable. In 1981 he sought to defuse the restlessness of Europeans by proposing the zero option: no U.S. missile deployments in Western Europe in exchange for the dismantling of all SS-20 missiles throughout the U.S.S.R. In 1982 he moved to head off the nuclear freeze movement by proposing deep cuts primarily in Soviet warheads...
Announcement of the 100 winners will take place next April. The 20 candidates deemed most outstanding will receive cash awards of $ 1,000 to $5,000; the other 80 will be given certificates of merit. All the winners' names will appear next spring in a special insert in TIME; the top 20 will be profiled. Judging will be conducted by TIME and panels of distinguished educators and community leaders. To launch the awards, TIME last month published a special section in its campus editions called "Portraits in Excellence," in which 14 illustrious former college students, including Astronomer Carl Sagan, Journalist...
...felt trapped by her family’s needs, and father, a nationally renowned reform rabbi. Still more of his narrative attempts to reconstruct the life of a man named Ben Goldstein, a significant figure in his childhood. Goldstein is a complex character, so much so that he might merit a work all his own, but he really has no place taking up so much room in what is ostensibly Lelyveld’s story. He may loom large in the author’s memories, but his presence in this book feels too tangential, if independently fascinating...
According to Justice officials, the case against Presser in Cleveland lacked "prosecutorial merit," meaning there was insufficient evidence to win a conviction. They also cited "outstanding law-enforcement considerations," a reference to Presser's role as a secret FBI informant providing tips on Teamsters-related crimes for at least eight years...