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Once upon a time, in a land near near by, there were fairy tales. Brave princes slew dragons and saved fair damsels. Princesses and scullery maids waited for brave knights and true love. The good were pretty, the evil ugly, the morals absolute. And lo, it was good. If you liked that sort of thing...
...slew of recent media mouth offs have demonstrated a poor sense of what constitutes racism. The Don Imus incident is only the tip of the iceberg. While the radio personality’s characterization of the Rutgers women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed ho’s” is certainly objectionable, and, depending on your opinion, grounds for his dismissal, the uproar over his remarks has revealed a crucial fallacy in today’s racial discourse...
...provision forbade the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with drug companies and healthcare providers on behalf of the 43 million Americans who rely on Medicare. The current system splinters the bargaining power of America’s elderly, creating private middlemen in the form of a slew of private insurance plan providers who in turn bargain with drug companies. With less purchasing power than the whole, drug companies sell their drugs at higher prices than they would in bulk, driving up costs for the government. It is simply nonsensical that Medicare has far less ability to negotiate...
...ASPIRING CLASSICAL singer Walter Turnbull founded an after-school program for local kids--and soon forgot his operatic ambitions. Launched in a church basement, the Boys Choir of Harlem has performed for Popes and Presidents and on a slew of film sound tracks. It even spawned a music academy. Though the school closed and Turnbull drew criticism following a student's 2001 allegation of sexual abuse by a teacher, the choir continues to educate kids ages 9 to 19. "It's nothing grandiose or big," Turnbull said. "We just try to get kids to understand the importance of simple things...
...slew of Harvard athletes received postseason recognition from the Ivy League yesterday, as members of the wome’s hockey, women’s basketball, and men’s basketball teams all captured awards...