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...seemed like the murder of Matthew Shepard might have been enough. It seemed like the sight of a young man strung up on a fence post by vicious killers simply because he was gay might have been enough to prompt the state legislature in Wyoming to enact hate-crimes legislation. In the wake of the killing, in the wake of the national outcry that followed, it seemed like the obvious fact--that violence motivated by racial, ethnic or sexual bias warrants extra punishment--was on the verge of acceptance...
There's something wonderfully reliable about the people who write letters to the editor. At the receiving end of the missives, both paper and electronic, we begin the week by placing bets on what articles will prompt a big response and how the battle lines will be drawn. (Hey, we take our fun where we find...
...bigger winner may well be Columbia, which "may now get a few more submissions from high quality writers," Tynan says. That in turn will probably prompt other studios to copycat Columbia and transform these new arrangements into an industry practice. "But the real question," says Tynan, "is whether writers will ever be able to collect on such deals." Studio accounting practices are notorious for their fine print and executives have become renowned for their ability to use "that Hollywood magic" to turn hard profits into paper losses. And so for Tynan the bottom line is this: "I want...
Luncheons or other traditional events that have taken place at the club for many years will be the only functions that will be exempted under the new policy, he said. The club has yet to decide whether it will continue to hold parties, and its decision could prompt other clubs to follow suit...
...zero," says Baumohl. "That's the first time since the Depression that there have been two consecutive months of negative savings." With the bulging Baby Boom generation edging toward retirement and Social Security coffers looking barer and barer, politicians are scrambling to come up with any proposal that will prompt people to take the financial responsibilities of retirement into their own hands. The Roth proposal may help some, but since the plan obviously benefits those who have money to begin with, it still leaves out in the cold those who can't afford to save. Dealing with that portion...