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There are many concerns facing us, but this is also a time to reflect on the accomplishments and failures of the past century, sorting out which things can be done and which should not be. Our fate will depend on what we do of our own free will. What can we do to raise the standard of living in the U.S.? And what can we do about human rights, health care, education and a cleaner environment? Genuine change does not come from the government. Real change begins with ourselves. RICHARD D. MCKENNEY Lynn, Mass...
Just what were the parents and lawyers of the suspects in the Ohio plot thinking when they suggested that "authorities were overreacting to teenage boasting and misunderstandings"? Just where have these folks been for the past few years? Ridiculous! And the shame of it is that the parents and high school personnel paid no attention to the warning signs. If lawyers plan to use overreaction as their argument in the courtroom, I pray that it won't fly. LAVERA PORTER WILLIAMS Sun City, Calif...
SHAKING HANDS WITH THE PAST...
...shortcomings, shaking hands represents a true linkage to our past. I am reminded of my grandfather, who was born in 1890. As a small boy, he had the opportunity to shake the hand of a very old gentleman in his hometown who had shaken hands with an elderly man who, as a baby, had touched the hand of George Washington. So, as we enter the 21st century, my son, who shook his great-grandfather's hand on many occasions, has shaken the hand several times removed of a person who touched the hand of our nation's first President. Germy...
Maybe better to say potential torrent. Past budget forecasts have been wildly off-target. As recently as 1996, the Clinton Administration predicted deficits of $200 billion or more each year as far as the eye could see. So, can today's great expectations be trusted? Absolutely, said a majority of members at a special session of TIME's Board of Economists, which met recently in Washington to debate the budgetary outlook. For this occasion the board included some of the country's most important public officials as well as economists. They split along party lines on what to do with...