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Dartboard isn’t one to wantonly criticize her native state—it takes enough from everyone else without her having to pipe up all too often. But every now and again, her compatriots down in Texas do something so entirely inane and reprehensible that she can either get angry, or poke fun. Usually, it’s a bit of both. So when she heard that a group of disgruntled parents were disbanding Girl Scout troops (and boycotting their cookies) in Crawford, Texas—yes, home to President Bush’s beloved ranch?...
...courtyard or in a large holding pen, according to a former detainee who asked not to be named for fear of being rearrested. For nearly a week, he slept on a woven plastic mat in a cell so small he couldn't stretch out. Air entered from a pipe in the ceiling, but there was no light. On his first night, he was pulled out of the cell, blindfolded and led to a room where he was strapped to a column. Two men, he says, beat him with a whip, then smashed his head against the column. He says that...
...only one perturbed that Palmer is allowed to teach a class like this? The Undergraduate Council clearly doesn’t agree with me — that body awarded the lecturer the Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize in 2002. Even expected outlets of discontent don’t pipe up. The Harvard Republican Club? Not a word. The ever-standoffish University President Lawrence H. Summers? Nothing—in fact, he’s a guest lecturer, probably the most conservative on the docket...
...urge to explore space is in our blood, and only the uneducated can stop us from going. It is certain that we will benefit from the knowledge we gain. We should embark on this venture not alone but as part of a cooperative, worldwide effort. It sounds like a pipe dream, but there is enough out there for all of us. Robert King Edgerton...
...urge to explore space is in our blood, and only the uneducated can stop us from going [Jan. 26]. It is certain we will benefit from the knowledge we gain. We should embark on this venture as part of a cooperative worldwide effort. It sounds like a pipe dream, but there is enough out there for all of us. Robert King Edgerton...