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...these things. Let due process unfold." Said Fidell: "Every one of these cases is important. It's important for the army. It's important for the war effort. It's important for our allies, and it's important for people around the world who view us in a hostile vein or a disappointed vein." The court-martial is expected to last through Saturday and likely into next week, with a separate sentencing trial to follow if Girouard is convicted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Army Murder Trial Begins | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

...every once in a while, the stories kids read should take on matters of greater significance. It has almost become a cliché among celebrities to craft works in this vein: Prominent stars from Bill Cosby to Jamie Lee Curtis have all published kids books with underlying messages of magnitude. Oftentimes, it seems that “weighty” titles are often the most long-lasting: it’s no coincidence that Jerry Spinelli’s Maniac Magee—a book that discusses some of the most important social and class prejudices facing our society today?...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn | Title: The Death and Life of America | 3/12/2007 | See Source »

...most part, the film continues in this cloyingly earnest vein, dedicated to telling its quasi-inspirational story with no jokes beyond the understanding of small children. (Lucky Charms cereal deserves an acting credit for its centrality to the plot.) The Farmers live in a town where everyone knows everyone’s business and the county fair is the event of the season...

Author: By Caroline C. Corbitt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Astronaut Farmer | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

...project a 15-year supply. Of course, it depends on all sorts of variables. Whether the biggest companies produce to capacity; whether hundreds of small local miners, without the sophisticated machinery or the credit lines of the big guys, can continue to tunnel ever deeper to follow the vein. Whether plucky independent owners like Money A. Yousuph?who hasn't pulled out any tanzanite since 2002, when he sold a 2.2-lb. chunk for $275,000 at a Las Vegas trade fair?get lucky. "I'm about to," he says confidently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Romancing a New Stone | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

...same vein, Kruger says that the manager gig proved to be less of a business experience, and more of a “real-world” experience...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Morgan A. Kruger '07 | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

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