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...author of "The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil," argues that the actual effectiveness of character education programs is "highly dubious." He writes that "even the very best of these programs ?are unimpressive - not only in their long term but also in their short-term effects." His conclusion is especially devastating: ?"At the end of the day, these programs may do more for adults than they do for children. At least they salve our conscience that something constructive is being attempted...
...take action, only 58% of the electorate bothers to vote, the lowest turnout in more than 80 years. Too many people want a quick fix to difficult problems without having to do the work to help solve them. Some people have forgotten that it was 20 years of short-term solutions that resulted in our current depressive state. As a nation, we need to learn the art of being patient, first with one another and then with our system of government. ANDREAS KOKKINOS London...
...chimpanzees in zoos in the U.S. alone, whereas orangutans barely exceed 100. But there is also a practical problem: chimps and gorillas are both essentially ground-dwelling group animals. Orangutans are solitary and spend most of their time in the high canopy of the rain forest, making even short-term tracking virtually impossible...
...opposition to price controls even as he suggested help from FERC could be on the way. The White House believes in the free market, but it will crow this week that FERC acted because Bush had called on it to be vigilant. "He has not been looking for the short-term political fix but addressing long-term problems," says Gerry Parsky, who chaired Bush's California campaign. "But what he has done is tell FERC...
...Europeans say: The bottom line is that the U.S. is the world's largest polluter and one of the most inefficient energy consumers among the industrialized nations. Whatever compromises are reached on implementing Kyoto must include mandatory cuts in U.S. carbon gas outputs. Short-term economic cost will be rewarded with long-term benefit...