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...government should also consider imposing heavy taxes on the retail sale of guns. High taxes would mean either tremendous revenues, curtailed demand, or both. If people kept buying guns, at least the government would have more money to fight gun-related crime. Just as cigarettes and alcohol bear hefty "sin taxes," so should this problematic product. But wait, why concentrate on the cleanup rather than the prevention? A full-scale ban would stem the supply of guns much more effectively, but it remains to be seen whether Congress will act so decisively...
There is no possibility of redemption for Satan and his minions. Unlike Adam and Eve, the fallen angels were not tempted to sin but chose it out of untrammeled free will. They have no excuse for disobedience. And as the ages roll, heaven grows further away. "Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell," Satan moans in Paradise Lost. Even in majestic ruin, Satan is certain only of the dark path he is doomed to pursue with seraphic fortitude. "Farewell remorse," says the angel who can no longer look homeward to heaven. "All good to me is lost; Evil...
...council needs to examine itself, but it'sin a very bad position to do that [itself]," Angersaid. "There's a reason why firms don't haveinternal consulting departments...
Sitting at a computer months ago, I excitedly finished writing my very first news article for the Crimson. The subject was the forthcoming opening of the Shops by Harvard Yard. But little did I know I had committed a terrible sin; I had deigned to be specific. Gender specific, that...
Junior Steve Martins, who leads the team with 16 points, has also amassed a team-high 20 penalty minutes, while captain Sean McCann, who is a key defensive and power play force, is second on the team with 16 minutes of sin bin time...