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...calendar slouches toward the big triple zero, the prudent citizen reviews options: 1) ascend a barren hillside and wait for the world and the millennium hype to end; 2) turn on a computer and watch its date-bollixed software seize up; 3) agree with the grumps who point out that since there was no year zero, the millennium will not crash down on our heads till 2001; or 4) agree with the Chinese, who point out that this year's date is 4635, so why worry...
...past few years, President Clinton has often been accused of not focusing on "big issues," but given political realities and the partisan nature of the current Congress, he is pursuing a prudent and well-thought-out course of action. If implemented, the plethora of relatively small-scale initiatives in his State of the Union message, when put together, will make a decisive impact on people's lives. For everyone, from students who need loans for college to parents who need child care, Clinton's proposals broaden the circle of opportunity and give people the tools they need to take control...
...useful. The study proves something that researchers already suspected: each of the 1 trillion cells in the human body contains its own biological clock, which tells the cell when to stop growing and start dying. It might be possible to stop that clock. But would it be prudent? Many biologists think the cell's planned obsolescence is an all-important safeguard against the development of cancer...
...Gerber was an internationally recognized teacher and scientist, respected by former students and colleagues worldwide. The Tulane University Medical Center is a financially vigilant and prudent institution whose faculty provides--for no fee--excellent care of indigent patients at New Orleans public hospitals. In your ill-conceived article, you have smeared the reputation of an outstanding physician, traumatized his grieving family and insulted a major academic center. In short, your article was dead wrong. JOHN C. LAROSA, M.D., Chancellor Tulane University Medical Center New Orleans...
...land on these shores. It's girding to defeat several pending bills that would correct some marketplace excesses. A provision in one bill would ensure that a woman could have direct access to an obstetrician (a specialist, after all) throughout her pregnancy. Another would allow emergency care anytime a "prudent layperson" would consider it appropriate. Another would remove bonuses for doctors who restrict care...