Word: sufferings
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...combined result of those trends is to make a travesty of what used to be called plain common sense. To be sure, charlatanism and dishonesty exist, and their victims deserve the law's protection. Yes, bigotry is inexcusable, and those who suffer by it, as well as others, are right to oppose it, backed by the full weight of law. Certainly job discrimination on the basis of sex, age or disability is not only morally unconscionable but illegal...
That tolerant attitude needs to change -- and fast. Increasingly, the racket that surrounds us is being recognized not only as an environmental nuisance but also as a severe health hazard. About 28 million Americans, or 11%, suffer serious hearing loss, and more than a third of the cases result from too much exposure to loud noise. Last week specialists testifying before a House committee documented an alarming new trend: more and more of the victims of noise-induced deafness are adolescents and even younger children. "We need to get people thinking the same way about protecting their ears as they...
...water and ties to the outside world, but they have lost their traditional way of life. Many ancestral hunting lands are underwater, and the natives can no longer eat local fish because of mercury contamination stemming from the creation of a reservoir upstream. Crammed together and often idle, they suffer from soaring rates of alcoholism, suicide, vandalism and family violence. About 30% of them have high levels of mercury in their bodies. "When we were on the island, we had less," says Larry House, a community leader, "but we were happy...
Most Vermont teachers seem enthusiastic, if curious, about the new method. But some fear that basic skills will suffer if uniform testing of students is abolished. "That would definitely be a mistake in math," says Steven Jarrett, an eighth-grade math teacher in Craftsbury. "Algebra needs to be practiced continuously." Concedes Ross Brewer, director of the Vermont project: "There are no smart people to copy. We are literally making this thing up as we go along...
Last week, under pressure from Congress, the Department of Veterans Affairs conceded that exposure to mustard gas could indeed cause bronchial and lung disorders as well as chronic conjunctivitis and corneal opacities. Officials encouraged veterans involved in the experiments who suffer from such illnesses to contact the nearest regional office, after which the V.A. will belatedly do the right thing by offering them compensatory payments of up to $1,620 a month...