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During my first summer here, as part of a small group of entering first-years invited to take summer school classes for free, I spent most of my days wide-eyed and gawking, but happy beyond belief to be rid of my old life. I broke in my first pair of Doc Martens, and nearly broke my smallest toes doing so. For the first (and last) time, I played tag in Harvard Yard, got drenched by the 2 a.m. sprinklers while coming home from the clubs and had a coffee date at Au Bon Pain in which an overhead sparrow...
...delays for years. Finally, at a substantial loss of income, I quit them all. I am much less busy, but my remaining patients are happier, and so am I. To pay for their competitive marketing and bloated administrative overhead, the HMOs must raise premiums. It is time to get rid of HMOs. There are 41 million people in the U.S. without health insurance. We need a national, single-payer system. MELVIN H. KIRSCHNER, M.D. Van Nuys, Calif...
...resisted. "There's broad frustration and even antagonism out there," says Joe Nathan, director of the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota. "Americans perceive unions as people who put the interests of their members first. They don't feel the unions pay enough concern to getting rid of ineffective teachers. They see unions as challenging and often trying to stop school reform...
...spaghetti (always imported from Italy) is always accompanied by a home-made sauce. I have a real bed, all of the prints on my wall have been framed, and, having never seen "Ally McBeal," I prefer to identify with the show "Friends." I have no plans, however, to get rid of my halogen light. GEORGE S. SCHENIDERMAN '95 July 15, 1998 Albuqerque...
...humble home the bride maintains in Malibu. The media were kept at bay with a phalanx of security guards, tents and enormous speakers that first blasted rain-forest noises so they couldn't hear the ceremony, followed by heavy-metal music (White Zombie did the honors) to get rid of them. The bride's son gave her away, and one of the bridegroom's sons was best man. The pool was strewn with lilies and candles, and Marvin Hamlisch and a 16-piece orchestra played the processionals. As evening fell, in a final romantic touch, the couple's publicists released...