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...current plight of journalism in the capital has been the subject of a great deal of woeful discourse, as many talented reporters have been reduced to signing on with a publisher who doubles as a brain-washer of impressionable youth...
This summer six of them took to various rostrums to bemoan their plight as ultimate arbiters in an overly litigious society. Justice John Paul Stevens objected to the most familiar palliative: a sort of junior varsity Supreme Court to decide those cases that do not quite make the cut. Said Stevens: "Like a new four-lane highway that temporarily relieves traffic congestion, a new national court would also attract greater and greater traffic volumes." Stevens suggested instead shaping such a body into a traffic policeman, with responsibility for selecting the cases the Supreme Court should decide...
...other current concern which Joel chooses to patronize is the plight of the Vietnam War veterans. In "Goodnight Saigon," he launches into a sappy, unoriginal tribute to motors, rotors, lost friends and chilling war memories. "Our arms were heavy, but our bellies were tight," he croons. Between the beginning and ending sounds of a helicopter, courtesy of a synthesizer, Joel shows his desperation for relevance by trying to conjure up vivid, fresh images. After commenting on how "we played our Doors tapes" which shows that he saw Apocalypse Now before creating this song. Joel dramatically declares. "And it was dark...
...recent years, the plight of orphan-disease victims has begun to capture national attention and stir concern. Beginning in 1980, several dramatic hearings of the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment raised awareness of the issue with testimony from Marjorie Guthrie, the singer's widow, Actor Jack Klugman, whose TV show Quincy devoted an episode to Tourette's syndrome, and researchers like Van Woert. A study by the committee identified 134 drugs to treat orphan diseases, but found that only 58 were on the market or even under investigation by drug manufacturers. Furthermore, more than two-thirds...
...Sociology Department's current plight stems from a Faculty-wide syndrome: the extraordinarily high standards Harvard sets for tenured professors, whose appointments are for life, tends to reduce the field to scholars who are comfortably established where they...