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Margaret Harlow and her husband own their own tire and service garage and are very active in the Westland business community. They call themselves independent voters, but this year he's voting for Gore because of the vice president's stand on the environment. "Short-term he's bad for the auto business. Long-term he's a vote for my grandchildrens' future." Margaret's a little embarrassed. She's voting for Gore because Bush blinks too much and she doesn't trust him. No need to be embarrassed. That's the same reason the mayor is voting for Gore...
...about the propensity of sport-utility vehicles to turn over [BUSINESS, Oct. 2]. I was being passed by scores of SUVs at speeds of up to 80 m.p.h., some even faster. Perhaps the question we should be asking is, "Are These Drivers Safe?" Certainly if the tread on a tire separates or there is a design flaw in an automobile, the manufacturers bear some responsibility if people are injured or killed. I think drivers also bear some responsibility if the manner in which they drive endangers themselves or others. suvs are not sports cars and should be driven with special...
...what you can to change the system or it will run right over you. Believe me, I've got the tire tracks on my back...
...live in Honduras, you better believe it, mister. A trend among Hondurans to name their children after car parts (e.g., Miracle Tire) has led to a proposed ban on "extravagant" names. If so violated, children would have the right to sue their parents for giving them "gross and insulting" names. But if you live anywhere besides Honduras, go right ahead...
...Remarkable Farkle McBride (Simon & Schuster), written by actor JOHN LITHGOW and illustrated by C.F. Payne, is written in...rhyme! Musical prodigy Farkle masters with ease a succession of instruments, including the violin, flute and trombone, only to tire quickly of each one. "I can't stand the trombone, with its blaat and its blare!/ That racket is more than my eardrums can bear!" Farkle's solution (or, rather, Lithgow's) is just clever enough to please kids and parents alike. The exaggerated illustrations give a farcical air to the tale, which has already put in an appearance on the Times...