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...where is God then? In the last-minute prayers we silently utter before turning the pages of fresh blue books? In the invocation that begins graduation? In the department of religion and the Divinity School? If you want to find God at Harvard, look to her students. Look to religious groups on campus. A joyfully vibrant bouquet of groups enriches the Harvard experience for many, ranging from the Harvard Radcliffe Christian Fellowship to the Islamic Society, from the Baha'i Association to Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel...
Older story: Wordsworth goes to visit Coleridge at his cottage, walks in, sits down and does not utter a word for three hours. Neither does Coleridge. Wordsworth then rises and, as he leaves, thanks his friend for a perfect evening...
...think globally, act locally." You can't get any more local than Estee Lauder's turning up at Saks on a Saturday, showing the sales staff how to give customers personal attention and a free gift. The latter promotion, by the way, proved to be a work of utter genius. Now an army of young women and men, exquisitely turned out and properly trained, do the same in every department store that's worthy of the brands...
Walton viewed all these arguments as utter foolishness. He had been a small-town merchant. And he had seen the future. He had chosen to eat rather than be eaten. And anyway, he believed that small-town merchants could compete--if they would make major changes to adapt. As it turned out, of course, the consumer voted heavily with Walton. He gave America what it really wanted--low prices every...
...When readers tell us they are amazed and astounded by the "utter lack of redeeming qualities" in your column, what should we reply...