Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...RESULT] Rudy's a guy who hates racism but doesn't seem to love the First Amendment...
...take issue with some of Andrew Ferguson's points in "Now They're All Ears" [POLITICAL SCENE, Aug. 23]. I agree that political candidates' "listening tours" seem to have elements of a sham, but I think Ferguson exaggerates a bit. In times past, politicians were criticized for their detachment from their constituencies. In an age when it has become easier to travel and communicate, it's necessary for candidates to deal directly with the voters--not just to get ideas but also to find out what some of America's problems and needs are. LARRY SCHOOLER New Haven, Conn...
...finding that diet may help you survive after the disease has been diagnosed. Data on 120,000 nurses suggest that protein from poultry and dairy foods--but not from red meat--may reduce by one-third the risk of dying of cancer. Cutting down on fat, however, doesn't seem to make a bit of difference...
Countless people swear that ginkgo has changed their lives. So effective has the advertising blitz been that ginkgo products seem to be leaping off the shelves. Even old-line pharmaceutical houses are offering their versions of brain boosters. In their first year on the market, Bayer Consumer Care's new vitamin pills, spiked with ginkgo--and sold under the label Memory and Concentration Formula--took in a cool $8 million...
...seem premature to expose third-graders to an ordeal that will be hard enough when they are 17-year-old high school seniors. But since it is probably inevitable and possibly even helpful, here are some tips from admissions officers and college counselors on how to get a healthy jump on college...