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...have come to expect journalism to point out the car crashes for us. Please excuse my complaint - who am I to disturb the sweet music of the lyre? Who am I to point out that Rome has begun to burn? Sarcasm - isn't it lovely? Gregory Behan, Alexandria, Va...
...more blatant display of religious prejudice, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) refused to engrave a symbol of Sgt. and Mrs. Stewart’s religious faith on his tombstone, prompting Mrs. Stewart to file suit against the VA. Under threat of a looming court date, the VA finally relented last April and approved the Wiccan Pentacle as an official “emblem of belief.” Sadly, this victory came far too late, after almost a decade of petitioning by the next of kin of fallen Wiccan soldiers...
...strong and successful tournament,” coach Kevin Rhoads said. “The whole team played well.” Harvard claimed first place this weekend with a total score of 600. The score was one shot off the course record at Kiskiack Country Club in Williamsburg, Va. The second place team in the tournament, Lehigh, was 19 strokes back, and the third place squad, Boston College, was 31 strokes back. By the end of the first day, the Crimson led second-place Lehigh by 11 strokes, and Sheldon led the individual field by seven strokes. Sheldon?...
...that much harder for an educated, moderate Iraqi middle class to reconstitute itself. How would Iraq "unleash the talent of its people and be an anchor of stability in the region," as Bush promised, if its doctors were practicing medicine in Detroit and its English speakers were in Langley, Va., translating Arab press reports...
...improve on this week’s performance against a similar field of competitors at the difficult Yale University Golf Course during the Yale Fall Intercollegiate Tournament next week. The tournament in New Haven is the Crimson’s last tune-up before the ECAC championships in Williamsburg, Va., the following week. —Staff writer Jonathan B. Steinman can be reached at steinman@fas.harvard.edu...