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...spokeswoman dubbed Sunday's attack an attempt to "derail the peace process," but that sounded like language from a different era: Israelis and Palestinians know there is no peace process to speak of, right now, only vague talk about a "road map" - yet to be released - that both sides ought to follow. But the basic stalemate remains the same: Sharon refuses to negotiate or consider any political process until Palestinian attacks cease and Arafat has been removed (a position apparently accepted by the Bush Administration); Arafat has no intention of going anywhere, the Palestinian leadership have proved incapable of reining...
...problem appearing in public with his wife. And if it weren't for Rene, I suspect that Celine would not have the career she enjoys. Even without Lange, Shania would probably be a Nashville star. She might not, however, be the country and pop superstar she is. Lange ought to get off his high horse and enjoy the fame. KENT FREDERICK Downers Grove...
...what needed to be done. Literature's great statement on unwelcome truth telling is Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People. Something said by one of his characters reminds us of what we admire about our Dynamic Trio. "A community is like a ship," he observes. "Everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm." When the time came, these women saw the ship in citizenship. And they stepped up to that wheel...
...irks him that you can get better service by paying more. But if everybody gets above-average treatment, we simply redefine the level of service. Forced equalization reduces incentives to excel. As for security searches, if Keillor wants to encourage passengers to submit meekly to them, he ought to make a convincing argument instead of waving the overused Sept. 11 flag. It's like dabbing your eyes when there are no tears. THERESA LONG Williamsburg...
...million voters who elected liberal lawyer Roh Moo Hyun as South Korea's new President last week, is concerned about homeland security. He ought to be. North Korea is trying to arm itself with nuclear missiles and seems bent on forcing a showdown with the U.S., which wants to strip the North of its weapons of mass destruction and appears willing to risk war to do so. But during a noisy Seoul street party celebrating Roh's cliff-hanger Dec. 19 victory, Kim, a 26-year-old publishing company employee, says he's not worried about the North...