Word: returns
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Characterizing the situation in Zimbabwe as political oppression would be putting it mildly. The stories being told by many Zimbabweans now living in South Africa seem to be straight out of a Hollywood horror movie. When they return home to Zimbabwe, they find that their family members are afraid to speak out for fear of landing in jail. If Zimbabwe had the assets that world powers have, perhaps the people of that beautiful country would find salvation. I just hope that my own country's policy of quiet diplomacy turns noisier. Nicole Geater, cape town...
...whole idea of productive aging--getting an economic return on the accumulated knowledge and skills of what might be called the young old--has political steam and will probably surface on the presidential trail next year. "There are candidates on both sides giving this a lot of thought," says Maya MacGuineas, fiscal-policy director at the New American Foundation, a think tank that promotes new ideas. We're a long way from fully tapping this vast resource, says Marc Freedman, author of Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life. "But we're getting there," he adds...
...already talking about "a fourth, a fifth and a sixth and on and on ... as many as we can make good stories for." (According to some critics, that criterion didn't govern Spider-Man 3.) No word yet on whether director Sam Raimi or star Tobey Maguire will return. SCORE...
AlliedBarton did not return repeated calls yesterday afternoon...
...Blair's hard work usually bought time, however, and that was crucial. The more people in Northern Ireland became accustomed to a peaceful atmosphere, and the improving economy that came with it, the harder it became to contemplate a return to violence. A decade after he launched the process, Blair - and the IRA leadership - can contemplate retiring in peace...