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...think you come under unfair scrutiny because of other memoirists who haven't told the truth? If I step outside myself, no. Let's face it: I've written six memoirs now, and I'm 44. That's a lot. And some might say I haven't had nearly as much happen to me as I've said in my memoirs. I can see how people would believe that. So I don't know that I would call it unfair. It has been irritating in the past because I have felt like, All right, I don't know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Author Augusten Burroughs | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

...Presidents’ Day because he owned slaves, but rather we honor him as the father of our country. To sacrifice the reputation, dignity, and heroism of a visionary man as a “symbol” for the worst excesses committed by colonial governments is both unfair and obtuse. Christopher Columbus—in his courage, independence of mind, and strong faith—rather symbolizes what was best about our civilization, not what was worst...

Author: By Sabino Cassela and Peter Rossi | Title: Bigger Picture of Columbus | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

Whereas many see unfair or poorly implemented legislation as a problem endemic of developing nations, Dr. Ann Seidman and Dr. Robert B. Seidman ’41 argued in a discussion Tuesday night that laws can be the springboard for solutions...

Author: By Colin Whelehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scholars Propose Legislation | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...parents' share of responsibility in weight gain isn't always easy to judge. "It's unfair to blame solely the parents, when there's a myriad of other factors influencing a child's weight," says Dr. Dana Rofey of the University of Pittsburgh, whose weight-management clinic is regularly called on during custody battles in which one divorced parent blames the other for making a child obese. She says contributing factors include not just genetic predisposition and socioeconomic status but also environmental factors, like whether children have access to parks and playgrounds. Rofey also sees children of all ages sneaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Parents of Obese Kids Lose Custody? | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

...blame to go around. "Parents have a responsibility, but it's also society's responsibility - the national government spending billions of dollars on farm subsidies for poor-quality foods, communities placing their priorities on development revenue rather than parks, cutbacks to school nutrition," he says. "All this is unfair to the kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Parents of Obese Kids Lose Custody? | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

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