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That will not satisfy Mitchell Wright, whose wife Shannon was killed in Jonesboro. "It doesn't matter to me that these were boys," he says hesitantly. "Their age has nothing to do with the fact that they murdered my wife and four others. Kids do things on the spur of the moment. What these boys did was not a spur of the moment thing." For Wright his wife's death is likely to be a crime without true punishment...
...other places we want it to be anuncomfortable place to spur thought," he added...
Harvard can lead the nation in discussion, interaction and communication on race relations. We applaud the IOP's decision to spur the community's discussion of race. Yet the events will only have the potential for success if all of us make time to participate...
Teach-In organizers stressed that Harvard already contains a multitude of people pursuing often similar goals, but through different means, without communicating. Hopefully, this week will spur students to think about the role of activism in their own lives and by doing so, help them to connect with others who share similar goals. As one organizer put it, "A lot of people don't recognize that you don't have to live, breathe and die activism here to [participate]." Concerned individuals need not devote the whole of their time to an organization or a cause to make a meaningful contribution...
...series of fresh steps to stimulate Japan's economy and stanch the banks' hemorrhaging. But what will those actions be? And will they provide strong enough medicine? A source close to the Prime Minister says it is "impossible" for the government to offer the kind of tax cuts that spur solid economic growth. "He will be able to offer a measure of confidence for the banking system," says the insider. "But we will not see economic growth for quite some time." Says former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, with characteristic understatement: "We will muddle through...