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Restlessness in the face of suffering has set Cornel West down many paths—some more useful than others—in a quest to see where he can do the most amount of good in the world. He deserves commendation, not scorn; feedback, not insult. Would that any of us be able to do a fraction of good that he has done in the world...
...Salt Story' in five volumes," he says, only half jokingly. "The problem with this book is that every country in the world has its own salt story." Those stories took Kurlansky around the world "more than once" in his three years of writing his book. Kurlansky says that quest for salt has shaped the history of civilization. Salt as an inexpensive commodity, he says, is a "big historic shift" that took taken place in the last century...
...Shijiazhuang, law-enforcement officials put to death a laid-off worker who set off explosions that killed 108 people last March. But they also executed a woman who had unwittingly sold ammonium nitrate to the bomber. Her crime: peddling unlicensed fertilizer. Between deranged bombers and a ham-fisted official quest for social stability, Chinese are more at risk than ever before...
...essential act of faith, it seems to me, is wonder--a sort of involuntary fascination in awe. By awe, I do not mean the act of seeking, either--the quest one hears a lot these days in the affectionate recollection of George Harrison's My Sweet Lord. I don't believe in seeking, and I don't believe in finding...
...airline industry should have to help pay for the new federally mandated security at airports. The American people should not have to foot the entire bill. The industry's lack of foresight and quest for profits contributed to the lack of security that led to the events of Sept. 11. Better screening procedures at airports will ensure that the airlines prosper, but they must put human lives before profit. SUSAN WATSON Oak Grove...