Word: wiseness
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...among other nations declined to participate in the efforts of the Kyoto accord to save the planet. Dirk Roggeveen Voorburg, the Netherlands The Kyoto accord is not about saving the earth. It is about saving humankind for a while longer before accelerated climate change wipes out the not-very-wise Homo sapiens. If we were really smart, we would take into account our track record of raping the earth and devise an exit strategy for our self-indulgent species, leaving the planet to the invertebrates to carry on without us. Tim Symonds Burwash, England Calling the Kettle Black...
TALKING ’WISE...
...definitely should beat them,” Kidder said. “They have the advantage in games, but we’re better skill-wise...
Conroy said the Eli plan will affect “hundreds of families,” but declined to provide exact figures. He said the number of students who will qualify for increased aid under the new policy is “in the double digits” percentage-wise...
...She’s a wise and giving instructor, with a special talent for creating a workshop where all the class voices, from the assertive to the more timid, can feel comfortable weighing in,” said former student Charles L. Black...