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...course, the common citizen often benefits from various "special interest" breaks (for example, a deduction for home mortgages or state and local taxes). One man's loophole is another man's socially useful allowance, and one's man's lobbyist is another man's righteous advocate. Nonetheless, the voices most likely to be heard are often the ones that can afford the best- connected access brokers...
...chocolate milk, says the self-righteous defender of the status quo on the right. That's great too. And so is working to relieve crowding and getting students storage space and protecting the CUE Guide. But that is no excuse for ignoring student views on important moral and policy issues--issues like divestment, or minority admissions...
Without question, the homeless should be allowed to sleep on the grates behind Leverett House, and the University's decision to bar them is repugnant. However, the general outcry that has ensued is both self-righteous and insipid. The homeless crisis requires tough answers and sacrifice. The real question is not one of steam vents, but of our responsibility. Are we responsible for the homeless? If we are truly committed to the homeless then we must raise taxes to build low income housing. We must supply halfway houses and counseling services. We must supply job training and job opportunities...
...friends and relatives at the Beverly Hills home of Producer Irwin Winkler. It was the second time down the aisle for both bride and bridegroom, who afterward treated 150 or so guests, including John Travolta, Donna Summer and Bruce Jenner, to a sit-down dinner, followed by dancing to Righteous Brothers' songs performed by Bill Medley. After a twirl on the dance floor that left guests mesmerized, the couple dashed off for a one-day honeymoon at a Los Angeles hotel. Next morning Sly and "Gitte" were back at work on the set of their conjugal star vehicle, Cobra...
...with the outlandish but stupid Who-toys with odd-sounding but easy-to-make-up names is possibly better left out. Little Cindy Lou Who who is (still) no more than two is not everyone's favorite character (too cute). And for die-hard Scrooges, the Grinch's self-righteous turn-around at the end is most unfortunate. But as this is the "message" of the story, maybe it has to stay...