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...dominance is not completely to blame. Massing also said the media’s fear of causing a negative reaction from the American public might be responsible for the incomplete coverage. According the Massing, this fear spurs some factions of the press to resort to “yellow-ribbon journalism”—human-interest coverage of men and women in service or on the home front, rather than military policy or diplomacy—which undermines the integrity of the press as an institution. “When a nation has troops in the field...
...food will be homemade and prepared on the premises,” said Head Chef Ruben Garza, who previously worked at the popular Boston barbecue restaurant Blue Ribbon. “Our meat will be freshly ground and the desserts will have a home-baked appeal...
...Thursday last week the Harvard Dance Program pirouetted into the new school year as their new premises next to the Quadrangle Recreational Activities Center (QRAC) were officially opened to the Harvard community. The ribbon was cut at 7:00 p.m. before the eyes of a crowd of people, some affiliated with the dance program and some just dance aficionados eager to enjoy the rehearsal of José Limón’s “Suite from a Choreographic Offering,” by the Harvard Contemporary Dance Ensemble, which followed the ribbon-cutting.The new Harvard Dance Center houses...
...south Plaquemines Parish, a sinuous ribbon of land between the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, not only were all the towns lost to Katrina's fury, but nature itself seems mortally wounded as well. The 30-mile strip of houses, farms and schools has been transformed into a sump filled with fetid water. Groves of orange trees lie half submerged near Triumph. In Empire, almost 1 million gallons of oil have broken out of a giant Chevron storage tank, coating the levees and seeping into the marshland. A herd of cows staggers ankle deep through greasy waters...
...Beyond Symbols of Support In his column "The Danger of Yellow Ribbon Patriotism" [Aug. 19], Joe Klein stated that there needs to be a public acknowledgment of the agony the war in Iraq has caused. He noted that our troops just want our support. But we Americans can't provide that by wrapping ourselves in the flag, listening to patriotic songs and labeling others un-American. We need to make sure the troops have the right equipment and protection while their families back home have assistance if they need it. If there aren't enough supporters of the war willing...