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...resolution to the pairs-skating fiasco was the right one. Both teams had been done an injustice. Although Sale and Pelletier earned the gold, it would have been a miscarriage of justice to take it away from the Russians after it had been presented to them. It was a wise call to award a medal to each team. Figure skating is an art. That's why I watch. But something needs to be done about the manner in which it is judged to avoid disputes in the future. JOHN P. FARRIS Alamo, Texas
...most recent book, Age Power, takes on such civic-minded tasks as saving Social Security. He expects the next decade to be his best ever. Says Dychtwald: "I'm trying to be a wise man instead of a wise...
...community. They work on an honor system; the University trusts that the tutors will voluntarily fulfill their duties without being monitored, and if there is a breach of that trust, the school has little way of knowing. Tutors are a substantial investment for the College, and it would be wise to follow up on the results of that investment on a regular basis...
...optional. And the formal gowns that contestants typically wear during beauty pageants—they’re optional, too. According to Impact, the show is really about “talent,” not the appearance of the eight contestants. To this end, they were even so wise as to include the women’s studies department on the judging panel...
...also wise to prepare nuclear weapons to be used against underground bunkers that cannot be reached with any conventional weapons. Again, the threat of having weapons that can penetrate these bunkers may be of more use than the weapons themselves, as they would deter anyone from building these bunkers in the first place. But if a conflict were to erupt, and another nation used weapons of mass destruction first, the U.S. should have the ability to eliminate that threat at minimal risk to American soldiers...