Word: moons
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...Officially, the Philippines knows it can't sustain having 10% of its population gone for decades at a time, particularly when a worldwide economic recession means fewer jobs overseas and smaller remittance checks sent home. During an October meeting on global migration in Manila, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon warned that millions of migrants were at risk of losing their jobs in the wake of the financial crisis - grim news for both individual Filipinos and their government. By law, the government isn't allowed to promote overseas employment. But the Department of Labor does arrange state-to-state labor...
...take long for Barack Obama's rehashed Carter-era insanity to set the record straight on which party is actually pushing the "failed policies of the past." The only question is whether or not he will be able to continue blaming Republicans for the disastrous policies of Democrats. Robert Moon, Cincinnati...
...Moon Over Kenya: With the Obamas of Kogelo...
...Other issues require attention too. In outer space, we must continue to fund cost-effective robot missions but also plan manned flights to the moon and Mars that will inspire the world. We need to solve water management issues in the rapidly drying American Southwest and pass those good strategies on to the billion people worldwide without safe drinking water. And we need to create a healthcare system that not only increases coverage but also promotes cost-efficient treatment and preventative medicine. Finally, we need to fund science research that can put our science PhDs to work, and to change...
...Moon, Alice Re your article on Mars: human exploration of the moon, Mars and beyond would restore national pride and bring purpose to our space program [Oct. 27]. If such visionaries as President John F. Kennedy, rocket designer Wernher von Braun and astronomer Carl Sagan were alive today, we probably would be walking on Mars by now. Let's keep the dream alive. Rick Schreiner, San Marino, California