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...been a source of immense pain for Aboriginal people. However, they were well-intentioned and also arose from a desire to care for the children of single mothers who were unable to look after them properly. Reconciliation is, however, a two-way process. When one party apologizes, the other ought to forgive. Aboriginal people and their leaders need to say publicly, "We forgive you."Until that happens, there will be no reconciliation and Australians will not be able to move forward as one people. I hope there will be no more "sorry days." Perhaps instead we could have an annual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...atmosphere turned again, and in 1992 the public demanded someone new. Baker, a former Secretary of State, still believes that a candidate with credentials should certainly tout them, but in the end, "there's no such thing as presidential experience outside of the office itself." The quality we ought to seek "is leadership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Experience Matter in a President? | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...tell friends and family about their kids. They can publish photos, videos, firsts, to show a phase when you are beautiful and innocent,” according to Katz. Warning to prospective TotSpot users: anything that includes braces or other such token symbols of the awkward phase ought not be included. With the success of their previous ventures, it doesn’t seem that the fat lady will sing before the true potential of Opera is realized. Though entrepreneurship at Harvard is nothing new, multiple creative ventures are refreshing. Especially when they are coming from a sweet office...

Author: By Tatiana Cruz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 3 Harvard Grads, 1 Media Company | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...even larger grid failure in the Northeast left 15 million people in the dark. Improvements to America's electrical reliability system have been put in place the past five years; but Tuesday was a reminder that the country's power infrastructure is still more vulnerable than many feel it ought to be. According to research by three scholars at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, the average U.S. electrical utility customer experiences 214 minutes of power outage each year - compared to 70 in Great Britain and just six in Japan. "The U.S.," says their article, "ranks toward the bottom among developed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida's Blackout: A Warning Sign? | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...Kosovo seceded from Serbia last Sunday, and now the northern region of Kosovo wants to secede and rejoin Serbia. I don't have a dog in this latest fight - or even understand it much - but if someone wants to quit the firm, it seems to me you ought to let him go. The tension arises, of course, because the ones eyeing the door usually want to take a pile of the firm's assets along with them. And you do have to question where this will end. Will some family named Knezevic decide it's time to secede from northern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Enough With the New Countries | 2/22/2008 | See Source »

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