Word: parkes
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...From Russia to Bangladesh, democracy is under assault. Democracy is also under assault here in the U.S., where our self-styled divinely selected Commander in Chief, George W. Bush, is leading us into a theocracy. Edward C. Smith, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania...
...younger daughter views the world with a sanguinity that is heartbreaking. Every morning, as she goes to school, various people twirl her around and lift her into the school bus. When she plays in the park, other parents smile and pinch her cheek; they push her swing and point out birds and butterflies. I watch these strangers with an eye that is both benign and blighted. On the one hand, I wish that my children will be fortunate enough never to be exposed to the darker side of human nature. Yet I know that as a protective parent, I probably...
...attacks began the day Estonian authorities removed a controversial Soviet war memorial from a park in the capital, Tallinn. Estonia has stepped back from directly accusing the Kremlin of exacting high-tech revenge, and Moscow has denied any role. But Estonian officials claim to have traced many of the attacks to computers in Russia. Whoever the perpetrators were, the sophistication of the bombardment was unprecedented, and it marked the first time the power centers of an entire nation were targeted simultaneously...
...that took my job!" CLOONEY: My friends said, "You want to see Thelma & Louise?" And I'm like, "F___ Thelma & Louise!" But it was fairly obvious when you saw the movie why I didn't get it, 'cause Brad just knocked it out of the park. PITT: Aw, they were just grooming you for Batman...
...park ranger at neighboring Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument was killed by drug smugglers. Vehicle barriers, which allow animals to pass back and forth, are now in place along parts of the Arizona border. More are planned and will soon be protecting Cabeza Prieta. But drug smugglers have adapted and DiRosa said there has been an increase in backpacking gangs. On the Mexican side, conservationists face the same challenges - one large Mexican refuge has several clandestine airstrips operated by the cartels, which operate with impunity...