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Thank you for the article on the epidemic of rape in South Africa [WORLD, Nov. 1]. I applaud the amazing contributions made by rape survivor Charlene Smith in publicizing her experience in an effort to stop the plague that is infecting my country. Being a young female in South Africa is increasingly terrifying. As many as a third of us will endure one of life's most horrifying experiences, sexual assault. Almost every male is a threat to our well-being. FRANCES SUTHERLAND Pretoria, South Africa...
...found your article on the accelerated rate of teaching reading and math in kindergarten very interesting [EDUCATION, Nov. 8]. I am a parent of a six-year-old kindergartner who has been "redshirted," or held back from starting first grade. I did not make this decision based on theories like that of the early-education consultant who claims that kids need "more time in the classroom." Quite the contrary. I felt that what our young son needed most was more time to play. If what he has ahead of him in later grades is the kind of education tedium that...
Lance Morrow in his piece on handshakes, "Pressing the Germy Flesh" [ESSAY, Nov. 8], refers to Donald Trump's well-known aversion to shaking hands. I wonder, Did the Donald learn his obsession with having clean hands from Howard Hughes? Two of a kind! DAVID E. RUSSELL Jacksonville...
...things wrong with the Gore campaign is that Gore chose to pay a feminist such as Naomi Wolf $15,000 a month so he can figure out how to act like a man [NATION, Nov. 8]. But the Vice President might really need to cultivate the women's vote, because at this rate he is surely going to lose the men's. GERALD PARTIDA Chino, Calif...
...Eric Pooley's report [REAL POLITICS, Nov. 8] on Al Gore's "groveling for votes" and Bill Bradley's "barely asking": I would ask, Just what is it that journalists want from politicians, anyway? The newshounds tell candidates who seem straitlaced and unemotional that they should loosen up. When the candidates try to connect more, they're seen as begging. For my money, I'd rather see a politician be himself, even if he is boring. We've had enough "personality" in the White House lately. I'd like to see someone who is actually interested in doing...