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...plans to revive the "Fat Elvis" stamp. And then there was that time I spent an hour and a half waiting in line to mail a certified letter, and when I finally got to a real live person, she informed me (with some sadistic glee, if I'm not mistaken) that I had filled out the wrong form and I'd have to start all over again at the back of the line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why I'm 'Postal' Over the Prospect of No Saturday Delivery | 4/4/2001 | See Source »

...many Catholics, the whole idea that Cardinals compete for Popehood is mistaken and even offensive. After all, the choice of John Paul II surprised the world, as did every other recent papal election except for that of Paul VI in 1963. Certainly the fateful role the current Pope has played in history--hastening Europe's escape from Soviet communism--has, for many, an otherworldly quality. Will the Holy Spirit indeed pick the new Pope? Perhaps, but it will have only human beings from which to choose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Throwing Their Red Hats into the Ring | 3/26/2001 | See Source »

Fong is right. The phenomenon of Asian self-segregation that we see occurring at college campuses across the country is a classic case of deceptive appearances and mistaken identity. While many Asian Americans bear similar physical traits to "homegrown" Asians, these characteristics do not translate into equally similar traits of character and mind. Realizing this, Fong rejects the thoughtless wholesale packaging of the gamut of Asian-Americans--by both Asian-Americans and others--into one unnatural community...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...there is an illusion of grand proportions at work. Any delegate expecting a vacation at Ivy Council conferences is sadly mistaken, and notions of unchecked spending on conferences are deeply flawed. Without disparaging our gracious, most recent hosts at Yale, a more apt description of Ivy Council conferences would be assembling students from eight schools on a shoestring budget...

Author: By Ean W. Fullerton, | Title: Skeptics Threaten Ivy Council | 3/8/2001 | See Source »

...Mistaken Review...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 3/2/2001 | See Source »

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