Word: minding
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
TIME should be commended for providing us with rare insight into the mind of a killer [NATION, Oct. 18]. Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is an unrepentant murderer who deserves the life sentence that was given to him. Perhaps being in prison for the rest of his life will make the Unabomber finally realize the pain and agony he has inflicted. MIGUEL NOE DEJESUS RODRIGUEZ Chicago...
...disappointed that the U.S. Senate rejected the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty [NATION, Oct. 25]. Now that the Senate has sent rogue countries a signal that the world's leading nation doesn't mind if they test a nuke or two, the world of the 21st century is sure to be full of nations with nuclear arms. Is that what America wants? I have always looked up to the U.S. because it demonstrates the meaning of democracy, justice, equality and vision. Pax Americana is welcome because the U.S. has been reliable. But recently the U.S. hasn't been leading other...
...greatest weapon against the bugs will always be our mind. Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, predicts that in the end, the fight will come down to the same old sleuthing methods that disease hunters have always used to find bugs and stop them. "Shoe-leather epidemiology" is what Koplan calls it. "You wear out your shoes investigating an outbreak," he says. "You go around identifying the source of the disease and figuring out how it's being spread, and then you remove the source. Even if it's Vibram-soled epidemiology...
...month we'd been climbing and exploring in this corner of Antarctica. To visit such a wilderness in the waning moments of the 20th century struck us as a rare and fleeting privilege--an incredible stroke of good luck. Keeping this firmly in mind, we went to extraordinary lengths to minimize our impact on the place so that others would find it in a similarly pristine condition. When we departed, we even packed out our accumulated feces. I couldn't help thinking, however, that 100 years in the future, or even 50, a genuine wilderness experience will probably be hard...
...take quality over quantity. I would, however, like to reserve the right to change my mind...