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...were putting the finishing touches on a broad alliance--a striking move, since Smith has long been an outspoken critic of the USPS Although details are still sketchy, the deal would reportedly give the government carrier access to the air network of the company, which is based in Memphis, Tenn. In return, the blue-uniformed postal workers would pick FedEx packages up from your door and deliver them right to your door. In effect, that would hand FedEx the Postal Service's crown jewel: the exclusive, government-mandated right to open the mailbox at the end of every American driveway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's Got Mail? | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...bleachers two weekends ago and rushed to the 50-yard line, kneeling and praying with cheerleaders, who had traded their pom-poms for banners bearing biblical passages. The local school board, which had voted to test the limits of the court decision, helped organize the students. Over in Knoxville, Tenn., Hannah Wood, 17, an assistant football trainer and chapter president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, persuaded 250 people to form a human prayer chain on the asphalt track around the football field. At her school, officials say they could not have stopped the protest from happening, even though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Much Like A Prayer? | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...take their chances with the court's wrath. They know that no smart politician will ever send in marshals to enforce the judicial order. "If I'm guilty of praying, I can live with that," says Dan Schlafer, a high school principal and devout Roman Catholic in Tellico Plains, Tenn., who was fired from coaching football after he refused to stop praying at games. He adds, "If this is anarchy, then perhaps we need more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Much Like A Prayer? | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. (D-Tenn.) testified, "When a family chooses to move to a new town or city, they base that decision on many factors including crime rates. When a family begins to decide what college or university they will choose, they also should have the right to know about the crime rate of that area...

Author: By Zachary R. Heineman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rape Reporting Remains a Delicate Balancing Act | 9/15/2000 | See Source »

...This untested and possibly risky procedure only masks the painful effects of an unsustainably large population. If genetic engineering of plants fails, it irreversibly contaminates current gene pools. If it succeeds, it will result in continued population growth in areas that have already exceeded their capacity. CAROLYN HOAGLAND Sewanee, Tenn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 21, 2000 | 8/21/2000 | See Source »

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