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...dealing with a recalcitrant North Korea, the Bush Administration might learn something from John F. Kennedy who, as a young President facing the formidable Soviet threat, said: "Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate." In its morbid fear of whatever nuclear arsenal North Korea may possess, the Bush Administration has been overly cautious about negotiating with North Korea, which, not unreasonably, is petrified of U.S. intentions and military strength following the Iraq war. With the greater fear in Pyongyang, the U.S. should refrain from issuing statements that only startle Kim, meanwhile putting aside...
...dependence and lack of self-discipline, the similarities end there. Obesity is a far more complicated condition that results from the interplay of genetics, socio-cultural cues and environmental factors. While someone may consciously take up smoking, few if any consciously decide to attain that coveted cool state of morbid obesity. One does not inhale a Twinkie, thus resigning oneself to the health hazards that accompany obesity, the way one picks up and inhales a Marlboro...
...holiday, whose name means “The Day of the Dead” in English, is not as morbid as many assume. Rather, it is a commemoration of those who have departed and celebration of continuing life--—often through visual and performance...
...chills looking at the photograph of a planeload of flag-draped coffins of U.S. soldiers. There was nothing morbid about the picture; it just showed the reality of war. It brought home the finality of some Americans' sacrifices for their country. Let the people see the price of freedom. Deanne Hunter Frankfort...
...chills looking at the photograph of a planeload of flag-draped coffins of U.S. soldiers [May 3]. There was nothing morbid about the picture; it just showed the reality of war. It brought home the finality of some Americans' sacrifices for their country. Let the people see the price of freedom. DEANNE HUNTER Frankfort...