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...open for three full hours as they squeezed the last Republican votes they needed to pass a bill to provide an expensive prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program. Far more than in the past, they brought bills to the floor with no chance of amendment and allowed the normal appropriations process to be circumvented so that pet projects could be funded without scrutiny. When DeLay faced indictment by a Texas grand jury, Hastert changed the Republican rules so that DeLay could stay on as leader--though in the ensuing outcry, he had to reverse himself. Hastert was successful, however...
...Bring on the Bulls" [Sept. 25], on the popularity of bull-riding shows on TV: I was disappointed to see such a promotion of blatant animal cruelty. I grew up on a cattle farm and know that bucking is not normal behavior for bulls. Those exploited by the Professional Bull Riders are domesticated animals that "perform" out of fear and in response to irritation from electric shocks, painful bucking straps, tail twisting and flesh-gouging spurs. The supposedly aggressive behavior is actually a terrified animal's attempt to escape extreme pain. I urge fans of bull riding to find forms...
...same way, we face a choice around the rituals of burial and healing. Is it proper to stick to one?s normal scripted rituals, or does this particular trauma call for something extra, something improvised...
...process of how people heal from severe trauma has been well studied. Acting visibly normal, after a short disruption, is actually the most common reaction to severe trauma. About half those directly affected will quickly return to holding conversations, eating meals, getting out of bed, and resuming work. Even though they?re the majority, those who are capable of this have their own sort of guilt, confused by their own resilience. Too often we outsiders presume these people are in denial of their grief, or that they?re ?acting healed? too soon. For those who respond this way, normalcy...
...Another quarter of those exposed to severe trauma will gradually recover to normal functioning over the next 18 months. The rest are split between chronic disruption - never able to act normal again - and those who have a delayed reaction; they can act normal for a while, but gradually lose it. Since we never know which individuals will fall into which pattern, we now recognize that it can actually be unhelpful to intervene too soon, pushing one style of healing on them...