Word: ops
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...post-postwar era." The postwar period began with the division of Europe after World War II; the stage of history now beginning is "post-post" insofar as that division is ending. The phrase, with its catchy double prefix, is well on its way to becoming a cliche on the op-ed pages and airwaves of the West. It helps experts who are groping for sound bites more erudite than "Wow!" as they ruminate about the astonishing pace of change in Europe...
...Encourage cooperatives. Public resentment over the price-gouging practices of some cooperatives has given conservative bureaucrats an excuse to tax them heavily. But since the excesses of some cooperatives stem primarily from a lack of competition, the co-op system should be expanded, not constrained...
...op-ed pages mirror my unsettled feeling. On one hand, we can read warnings from academics, hard-line Cold Warriors and eternal pessimists about how the demise of polarity could take us back to a Bismarckian Europe. But much more common, at least until the dust settles, are the jubilations over the domino theory in reverse. Every-where we're reminded what an exciting time it is to be alive...
...notebooks or yellow pads. Use handkerchiefs instead of paper tissues--they are cheaper; they don't break; they absorb well and they worked fine for our grandparents. Don't accept bags when you buy things--bring your own if you need one. Use recycled paper; the Boston Food Co-op in Allston sells a limited selection, along with many other environmentally unsound products. Another good source is the Earth Care Paper Company in Wisconsin...
...another lactose intolerant, I found Josh Sharfstein's Op-ed piece, "Liberty, Equality, Ice Cream" (Oct. 11). to be particularly poignant and timely...