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...soldier, pilot, mother and woman, Laura Richardson is an incredible role model. Her example transcends all cultural barriers." PATRICIA B. SOLECKI Moorestown...
...deeply moved by "An American Family Goes to War" [COVER STORY, March 24]. I give married battalion commanders Laura and Jim Richardson a lot of credit for being able to go and serve in the Middle East even though their 14-year-old daughter Lauren is home in the U.S. I admire the Richardsons for their dedication to our country. And Lauren's courage touched my heart. I am just a few years older than Lauren, and I cannot fathom the emotions she is feeling. She must be a very brave young girl. The Richardson family must have a strong...
...women like Laura Richardson have children? There is nothing admirable about a mother whose devotion to her job is so strong that it makes her leave her child behind in the care of friends. Richardson and her husband are so absorbed in their careers that their daughter is just something to be managed while they are away. I have no quarrel with women in the military--they have as much right as anyone else to get shot at--but I do have a problem with mothers who are irresponsible. JOAN COLAVECCHIO Atlantis...
...back a big tax hike, seeking to plug part of the state's $35 billion deficit. But his Democratic counterparts in Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee and Michigan are all pledging to hold the line on taxes and trim their budgets instead. In New Mexico, new Democratic Governor Bill Richardson has just signed into law a Reaganesque cut in both income and capital-gains taxes...
Spacey also won't divulge any details of what he has in mind for the Old Vic. The theater has foundered since its glory days of the '30s, '50s and '60s, when its resident repertory company provided an artistic base for luminaries like Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Maggie Smith. Although the Old Vic has continued to attract top performers, it hasn't housed its own company since 1998 and has lacked a unifying creative vision. Its walls are decaying from damp and it needs a new roof - which means that if London's famously inclement weather sets...