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Walter C. Uhler Bensalem, Pa...
Your Essay "Where Have All the Insults Gone?" [Aug. 31] reminded me of a classic rebuff uttered by American Congressman and Statesman Thaddeus Stevens. While crossing a mud-covered Lancaster, Pa., street on a wooden plank in the mid-1800s, Stevens confronted a political adversary coming toward him on the same narrow walkway. His rival called out in disdain, "I never step aside for scoundrels!" Stevens quickly stepped back off the plank and into the ankle-deep mud and replied, "I, on the other hand, always...
...William Eckenrode Lancaster, Pa...
...cheerfully gaping maw of Big Bird, beguiled children with parents in tow enter a dazzling futuristic playground designed to make pedagogy a pleasure. Created a year ago by the same people who brought you Kermit the Frog, Ernie and Bert, Sesame Place, in the tamed wilds of Bucks County, Pa., unites outdoor "participatory" playgrounds with "handson" scientific exhibits...
Datsun Dealer Lou Porreco of Erie, Pa., feels betrayed by the change. Says he: "The Datsun name already has a lot of recognition and respect. I don't know if we can ever develop the same confidence in the new name." A Detroit auto executive agrees, saying, "Any time you pull the rug out from under a brand name, you kiss off years of marketing...