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...lesson of our dilemma is clear. If we had done something about Somoza's corrupt dictatorship in 1974 or 1977, we would not be where we are in 1987. Instead of taking prompt, intelligent action as soon as the dictator discredited himself, our leadership putzed. Now only two unpleasant alternatives remain. The situation is an echo of what happened in Iran, In Cambodia and in Cuba...
...recent reporting on the implementation of the new shuttle bus schedule, the Crimson did more than report--it created conflict where there was none. In his two stories on the situation, Jeffrey Nordhaus ignores the real news event--the prompt implementation of a student-designed and student-supported plan...
Sufferers from epilepsy, hemophilia and other conditions that often prompt discrimination were comforted by the court's opinion. But it was AIDS patients who appeared to be the biggest winners, as the decision was a clear repudiation of the Justice Department's view on AIDS discrimination. The department had argued that an employer may discriminate against workers purely on the basis of fear that they could spread a disease, even if that fear is irrational. The court ruling mentions AIDS only in a footnote, in which it declines for now to decide whether carriers of the AIDS virus...
Tomorrow's event: the reedmaking workshop. Even those who get to sleep after 5 will be prompt. Reedmaking is the essence of piping, the frustration of frustrations (a classic instruction book on the topic is The Piper's Despair). But it is a necessary evil for those who cannot afford to drop $25 or more every time a reed goes bad, which happens maddeningly often. In fact, says Britton, quoting an old oboe players' maxim, "there are no good reeds. We just learn to play the bad ones...
...questioning before the Senate Intelligence Committee on his nomination to succeed the ailing Casey as CIA director. Gates repeatedly insisted that he had known little about the sale of arms to Iran and the diversion of profits to the contras, and he promised to argue within the Administration for prompt disclosure to Congress of any future covert operations...