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...Utah politician. Anderson's activism and agenda nourished an urban populace hungry for something other than meat-and-potatoes conservative fare. "He has made it clear that if you live in Salt Lake City you respect diversity," says Chris Johnson, a gay parent. "He has been proactive in helping protect families like mine...
...headline "Unintended Targets," [Aug. 14] for the article about children who are casualties on both sides of the war between Israel and Hizballah, was offensive. Unlike Israel, Hizballah intentionally targets civilians, including children. Your headline implies a false moral equivalence and obscures the fact that Israel is fighting to protect its civilians. Carl Drucker Hollywood...
...civilians. Meanwhile, the U.S. speaks volumes in its silence and continued support of Israel, Britain hides behind the cloak of diplomacy, and other European countries are crippled by their indecisiveness. Even Middle Eastern nations are doing little to support Lebanon. Clearly the U.N. is a dying institution that cannot protect those who are most in need. Who will be next in terrorism's variation on Russian roulette? Putri Norlisa Najib London Al-Qaeda, Hizballah and Hamas may have slightly different agendas, but they all have the same goal: to spread Islamic rule throughout the West. Americans have three choices: submit...
...wetlands have to be preserved, because they slow down the storm and decrease the storm surge. "The wetlands protect the levees, and the levees protect the people," says Dale Hall Director of U.S. Fish & Wildlife services. He points out that for every 2.7 miles a hurricane travels across a marsh, the storm surge is reduced by one foot. "We have to focus on rebuilding those wetlands for the future - or it's going to get even worse as storms come in," Hall says...
...saved myself," he said laughing, but then adds darkly: "But the jury is still out on that." His music has changed and he senses more passion in his work and a greater urgency to speak out about the need to nurture and protect New Orleans jazz...