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...Abraham Lincoln understood what post-Civil War Reconstruction would demand. Franklin Roosevelt understood what recovery from the Depression would require. This President doesn't seem to understand what recuperating from Katrina is all about. I wish he were as interested in helping the country come to grips with it as he appears to be in saving his own political skin. David Oliver Kansas City, Missouri...
...theft. Ironically, True was responsible in 1995 for the Getty's adopting a strict policy of buying only well-documented pieces. "She extricated the museum from an ethical morass," says University of Virginia professor of art history Malcolm Bell. "It's extremely sad that the one person who understood that the intellectual integrity of her institution depended on respecting knowledge is now going on trial...
While some department chairs, including Kleinman and Rosenblum, said they understood Kirby’s reasoning for slowing faculty growth for a year, none could envision the broader scope of the hiring slowdown...
Although I was introduced to jazz at a young age, I never dove headfirst into it. Every few days, I would ask my dad what he was listening to, and he would always reply, “jazz.” Simple, straightforward, I understood it, and I knew what jazz sounded like. Then one day I heard some music coming from his room and asked him, as usual, and he said, “Monk...
...Monday, Nelson organized a community support meeting that included Kargère, Ketelhohn, and officials from the housing and physical resources offices. Their goal was to discuss housing accommodations, insurance, and student concerns—which Kargère later said he understood...