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...first to bring Heatherlove.com to my attention. It’s because of that website that I started publishing under the name Heather K. Love, even though that academic habit has always struck me as being kind of silly. What can I do? Although if you actually look at the website, it’s very easy to tell us apart...
...recently returned from a seminar in Israel that was designed to give college journalists a better understanding of the region, the culture and, of course, the ongoing conflict. I was struck by how much those in the region know about America and by how closely they follow the American media. But often students in this country who express their views in the college press are often unaware of their far-reaching impact on policy both at home and abroad. Unfortunately, this is a responsibility that few take seriously enough...
...marched on into space, but then real tragedy struck during Lyndon Johnson's presidency. Astronauts Virgil (Gus) Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chafee were suffocated in their capsule by an internal fire. Johnson was devastated. He was no stranger to failure, yet he apparently never believed death could be associated with such a noble effort. But he did not pause long. He drove ahead and drove everybody with him. Success in space began to outweigh the delays and frustrations. Mired in the Vietnam mess, Johnson sought solace in the space exploits. At one point he muttered, "Thank...
...second attempt of her second shot, she struck the puck squarely. MacDonald said at that moment, she knew she would be a winner. The crowd roared as the puck crossed the narrow gap and hit the back...
...have grave doubts about whether the INS’s implementation of [Special Registration] has struck the proper balance between securing our borders on the one hand and respecting the civil liberties of foreign students, businesspeople, and visitors who have come to our nation legally on the other,” they wrote...