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...Give Them a Home I was interested to read about the flourishing buffalo population, but the author could not resist reminding us that the species Bison bison is not a true buffalo [March 26]. I have been hearing this for about 65 years. I do not understand the zeal for calling the animals bison rather than buffalo when similar misidentities are usually ignored. For example, the pronghorn antelope is really not an antelope, and the jackrabbit is not a rabbit. Let's give bison a rest and let the buffalo roam - along with other common usages. Russell Schofiel, GLENDALE, ARIZONA...
...Keith Richards has never been known for mainstream values, but he is a family man of sorts: he told NME magazine that he snorted the ashes of his dead father. Quoth Richards: "I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow." Trying to rehab Richards' rep, a spokesman later called it a joke. SCORE...
...think they would resist it—not just for smoking but for where it could lead,” he said, noting that changing the ratings system borders on censorship and may lead to increasing infringement on creative liberties...
...interested to read about theflourishing buffalo population, but the author couldn't resist reminding us that the species Bison bison is not a true buffalo [March 26]. I don't understand the zeal for upholding this distinction when similar misidentities are usually ignored. For example, the pronghorn antelope is really not an antelope, and the jackrabbit is not a rabbit. Let's give bison a rest and let the buffalo roam--along with other common usages...
...escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt during the Jewish holiday of Passover. Some say it was designed brilliantly for its delectable taste and superior nutrition, while others argue that it was adopted by coincidence and necessity for the ease with which it is made and its almost supernatural resistance to spoiling. Regardless of which side of the debate you choose, the fact remains that matza sustained the 12 Tribes of Israel as they fled Pharaoh’s army. Not only was it great as the earliest power-food for very active multitudes—consider running from...