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...happens, even hotter, dryer summers are on the way, probably accompanied by a gradual melting of polar ice caps and glaciers that will cause sea levels to rise several feet by mid-century. By then it is probable that more CO2 production, from sources as diverse as industry and rampant deforestation, will play an increasingly important role in heating up the earth. Even Hansen's scientific critics hope his testimony, however premature, will prod people into taking measures to ease the greenhouse effect by conserving energy and cutting back on burning fossil fuels. The alternative, though, may be even less...
After being briefed on the probe, Republican Senator Charles Grassley predicted that it will reveal a "fraudulent use of taxpayers' money beyond the wildest imagination." Speaking into a committee microphone he thought was turned off, Republican Senator John Warner, a former Secretary of the Navy, confided that "rampant bribery in Government" had been uncovered. Congressman Les Aspin, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said he was "utterly astounded...
...Baker and Griscom are both going off from the White House. It seems unfortunate to lose such good men when scandal is rampant in the Federal Government. There is, however, another point to be made. Baker and Griscom came to help Ronald Reagan in his worst time, and they steadied the Administration and nudged it off again in the right direction. There are too many rascals to count right now in Washington, but we too often lose sight of the fact that the city has many more good folk who step up and serve honestly and honorably. Most of these...
...those with such an eye to history, the garden represents a chance to create something that lasts. In the late Middle Ages, when plague ran rampant through Europe, explains Historian Barbara Tuchman, survivors feared that the wilderness would return because there would not be enough people alive to hold it back. "Gardening," she says, "is a ritual that responds to a desire in people to restore order." Even today she finds that the appeal of her own garden lies in a sense of permanence and renewal. "It says that everything is fine in the midst of chaos and bewilderment...
...onslaught of ATVs continues to worry local officials in Reynolds County, where the population of 7,500 increases as much as fivefold on holiday weekends. Even with the new law, says County Sheriff Gary Barton, he and his two deputies can hardly make a dent in the rampant ATV challenge. On Memorial Day weekend they wrote scores of tickets to ATV riders who trespassed on private property or were intoxicated. "Sometimes," says Barton, "it gets pretty hairy. You'll get there, and there will be 20 to 30 people all potted up. My nearest help is 45 minutes away...