Word: oughtness
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...consumption a crime. There were few awards in fields of frivol: Oscars, Tonys, Grammys didn't exist. But some people in Atlantic City thought they should give a prize and a title to a pretty girl. The town was the East Coast's premier seaside resort, so she probably ought to wear a bathing suit. And hoping to extend the summer season, the pageant's creators scheduled it for after Labor...
...someone who can promote that dialogue, because he's thoughtful, he's thought real hard about government, he's not an ideologue," says Julie B. Wilson, a member of Rudenstine's advisory committee and secretary of the Kennedy School. "I think the forum at the Kennedy School ought to be open for all perspectives to test their ideas, and I think his own personal thoughtfulness and style set their own tone...
...result, Harvard tennis fans will see some familiar faces on the courts this academic year--all of whom have an extra year of experience--and that ought to make all of their games even stronger...
...real problem is the rising cost of health care in general, not Medicare per se. But Medicare is now behind the rest of the health-care system in health-cost management innovation. And Medicare, as the country's largest single health-care financing system by far, can and ought to lead the way in finding solutions (since general reform appears out of the question...
HUGHES TRIES HARD TO CONVINCE US that the NEA is critical to our culture. But when all is said and done, he fails to show why Catholics--to name just one group--ought to be forced to pay for "art" that defames their religion. His defense of the indefensible is all the more incredible given his recently published book on the sorry state of our culture. Will the real Robert Hughes please stand up? WILLIAM A. DONOHUE, President Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights New York City...