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...equalization reduces incentives to excel. As for security searches, if Keillor wants to encourage passengers to submit meekly to them, he ought to make a convincing argument instead of waving the overused Sept. 11 flag. It's like dabbing your eyes when there are no tears. THERESA LONG Williamsburg, Va...
DIED. FAY GILLIS WELLS, 94, pioneering journalist and pilot who covered the White House during four presidential terms; in Fairfax, Va. She was one of three female reporters who accompanied Nixon to China in 1972 but was perhaps better known for her extrajournalistic exploits. When a plane in which she was taking a stunt lesson lost control over New York's Long Island, Wells parachuted to safety, and she later joked that her first job, teaching women that aviation is safe, was one she fell into...
...People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for crashing the catwalk at the Victoria's Secret fashion show and taking Gisele Bundchen to task for modeling for a fur company [PEOPLE, Nov. 25]. I guess the Brazilian model is all legs and no heart. Maggie Moore Virginia Beach, Va...
...John W. Snow at Treasury is one of the blasts from the past. Former chief executive officer of CSX Corporation, a large railway and shipping company based in Richmond, Va., Snow first joined the government in the Ford administration. Although as a business leader he has stressed the importance of balancing the budget, he has recently begun to tow Bush’s policy line and has almost magically become an outspoken advocate of slashing taxes for corporations and individuals, even if that means running short-term deficits...
...local prosecutor in Virginia Beach, Va., announced a similar plan: no new prosecutions of misdemeanor domestic-violence cases. "I deeply regret that the victims of domestic violence will not have a prosecutor on their side, while the defendants will be able to retain their own attorneys or have attorneys appointed for them if they are considered indigent," said commonwealth attorney Harvey Bryant, a Republican. "I can't afford to do everything." A spokesman for Governor Warner called the move by Bryant, an elected official, unfortunate, adding that "to throw out the whole category of domestic-violence cases is irresponsible...