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Rina van Coller, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA...
South Africa Dozens of communities traded Afrikaner names for indigenous ones after apartheid ended. For instance, Pietersburg became Polokwane ("place of safety") in 2002. The government is pondering a proposal to change the capital, Pretoria, named for an Afrikaner hero, to Tshwane, for a precolonial chief...
...size of our solar system brought a smile to my face. His Essay was a wonderfully simple explanation of the problem surrounding Pluto's definition as the ninth planet, as well as a warning of the dangers of overthinking that and other, less important issues. Albert Aukema Pretoria, South Africa...
...size of our solar system brought a smile to my face. His Essay was a wonderfully simple explanation of the problem surrounding Pluto's definition as the ninth planet, as well as a warning of the dangers of overthinking that and other, less important issues. Albert Aukema Pretoria, South Africa The Other Two-Wheeler I read with interest your recent report about the innovative Segway scooter [Aug. 21]. It is without a doubt an elegant and stylish invention, but I do not understand why I should spend nearly $5,000 on something that has no advantage over a good bicycle...
...Bush Administration for obvious reasons. President Bush and the cia, however, should take note that the world is watching like a hawk. No meddling and cia-sponsored attempts to overthrow legitimately elected governments will be tolerated. It is not the '70s or '80s anymore. Play fair. Coenie Kukkuk Pretoria The Abode of Souls David van Biema's essay on the roman Catholic Church's changing its teaching on limbo took me back to the '50s, when I grew up attending a Catholic school [Jan. 9]. As described by the nuns, limbo [the afterlife for infants who die before being baptized...