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On a more uplifting note, Hooker's classic cut, "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," Proves to be the most enjoyable song on the album. Considering that this song has been previously released, its place on Hooker's latest album is a bit of a mystery. Nevertheless, this uppity anthem...
If it had been a less abusive word than "bitch," Newt Gingrich might not have been thrown off-message on the biggest day of his political life. Long after the debate is over about whether Connie Chung should have broadcast Kathleen Gingrich's recollection of what her son thought of...
Was our cover story ((THE WHITE HOUSE, March 21)) on the travails of Hillary Rodham Clinton unfair? At least 70 readers support her. "Why are you endorsing this witch-hunt?" asks Clara Beard of Los Angeles, who, like many, suspects the furor over Whitewater is "a ploy to divert attention...
The battle of Kathy is also complicated by her race; black singers such as Battle, Leontyne Price and Jessye Norman have had to make their way -- determinedly, often courageously -- in an overwhelmingly white milieu. Yet so unpopular has Battle become that she is often openly derided with the crudest kind...
Race relations do indeed present an insurmountable problem. Difficulties will surface as long as eggheads exist (which is basically forever). Removing uppity eggheads may fix matters in the short run, but there are many more out there to take their places.