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...world of self-aggrandizement in which politicians live, but also the picture of his home office in Nashville saved my skin. When reprimanded for the umpteenth time by my wife that I should get my home office in order, I triumphantly waved the article and picture under her nose. For once, she was at a loss for words. Piet J. Kruger, Somerset West, South Africa...
...world of self-aggrandizement in which politicians live, but also the picture of his home office in Nashville saved my skin. When reprimanded for the umpteenth time by my wife that I should get my home office in order, I triumphantly waved the article and picture under her nose. For once, she was at a loss for words. Piet J. Kruger, SOMERSET WEST, SOUTH AFRICA...
...that sits on the former border between east and west Berlin. "Saying something like, 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall' - that could be perceived as provocative. Things were breaking and were in a lot of flux. At the time some people argued, why stick your finger in [Gorbachev's] nose? But knowing Ronald Reagan as I did, I would have said don't bother. He was going to express his feelings...
...year limit on the terms of full-time teachers, instead opting for contracts that can be renewed indefinitely. Yet rather than taking steps to remedy these issues and move toward creating a culture in which teaching ability is valued commensurately with research acumen, the Faculty again turned up its nose at an issue that should dominate attention. The Faculty meeting in which the Task Force’s report was to be discussed was one of the most poorly attended of the year. We hope that Faust and Smith do not allow the report to gather dust on a shelf...
...want to live my life,” she says. Provost says she’s highly emotional and caring, traits that often conflict with her no-holds-barred tactics in combatting structures of power. Provost is also a lover of aesthetics. She is a painter, sports a nose ring and is decked in a dozen colorful bracelets. And as of last week, she has, forever inked above her heart, a flower with fists in place of stamen. “It’s to express the fact that dissent is very natural and organic...