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...scale projects will help to draw attention to environmental issues. Hopefully, they will also expedite the process of changing individuals’ approaches to energy. The pettiest of all of the complaints about the Cape Wind project is that some of the ocean views that Cape Cod has to offer will be tainted by this wind farm. While the shores and beaches of Cape Cod are some of the most beautiful the state boasts, informed citizens must see the beauty in a different light. We must see the slowly rolling waves as a gift from nature that we would...
...traditional way to woo impoverished voters is to offer more government support, but with the exception of proposals like the gas tax holiday, that was not McCain's approach. And people in the crowds sometimes seemed to notice. Some of those in attendance at his events openly expressed dissatisfaction with his policies, which includes significant tax cuts for wealthier Americans. He regularly received questions, for instance, about whether he would seek out more federal money for schools. McCain said he does support an increase in federal spending on special education...
That's a far cry from the "My country, right or wrong" credo, which confuses blind boosterism with a more authentic, if sometimes questioning, loyalty. At their best, black folk offer critical patriotism, an exacting devotion that carries on a lover's quarrel with America while they shed blood in its defense...
...secret to getting in off the waitlist? Most colleges require students to decide where they want to go by May 1, after which they will re-evaluate the kids they've kept on hold. Given the odds, those who choose to remain on a waitlist should still accept an offer from--and, yes, probably pay a nonrefundable deposit to--another school, lest they have nowhere to attend in the fall. Some waitlisted students use the time to take action. Sam Davison, a senior at Highland Park High School in Texas, was waitlisted at his first choice, Vanderbilt University. To boost...
...When hip-hop was still a subculture, there was a lot more diverse set of music to offer,” Gordy says. “That people think there’s only this one type of music that can sell is ridiculous. [The contest] is in response to the cookie cutter, formulaic music we see today. Besides being misogynistic, honestly, it’s boring. This brings music that’s not only thought provoking, not only creative, but new and fresh...