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...White House calls the changes "narrow," but greens say the effect on one of the most significant environmental laws in U.S. history would be enormous. "I've been working on this act for 15 years, and this is by far the most serious threat that I have ever seen," says John Kostyack, director of wildlife conservation and global warming for the National Wildlife Federation. As required under law, the Administration opened the proposed change to a 10-day period of public comment - and received some 300,000 comments, which greens say indicates just how unpopular the proposal would...
...students, should be subject to a preliminary examination in their area of expertise. Candidates should have some knowledge of, if not proficiency in, world history, religions, cultures, geography. As it is now, we assume the media and debates will ferret out deficiencies in candidates' education that might lead to serious, perhaps deadly decisions - and that is not always the case. Marcetta Darensbourg, College Station, Texas...
...Stop Falling All Over High Heels "Heeling Power" gives various explanations for why women choose to wear stiletto heels but ignores serious and feminist analyses of the sources of this so-called choice [Oct. 13]. The style can be viewed as analogous to the old Chinese tradition of foot-binding in its restrictions on comfort, mobility and even safety in the name of a socially constructed "femininity." I will never wear them. Does pole-dancing also signal this convergence of feminine beauty and authority? Cerise Morris, Montreal
...While we might be on a “break” for the moment, I can’t help but yearn for what feels like my long-lost love. Just as our relationship was starting to get serious (he would even come back to me when I let him off his leash!), I had to set him free. But trust me, Billy’s more than just a summer fling. In the meantime, before we’re reunited, maybe I’ll just get a fish. Hey, everyone’s entitled to a rebound...
Diana G. Kimball ’09, a native of Ann Arbor, Mich. who is registered in Cambridge, said she voted to decriminalize marijuana because “having a criminal record is really serious,” but added that she generally feels less educated about the ballot questions than about the presidential race...