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...down that gate. She doesn't want to have her baby at St. Louise and her tubal ligation at another hospital two months later. "I'm going to put up a fight," she says firmly. "I have the right to make a choice." Perhaps St. Louise should consider what wise men inevitably learn: it doesn't pay to argue with a pregnant woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Owned | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

Less than a month ago, the staff suggested that Harvard's primary business ought to be education. We stand by that position and believe that Harvard is wise to stay out of the entirely different field of organizing a security force. A few isolated anecdotes about confusion during the SSI guards' first weeks on the job are not enough to discredit the outsourcing process...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: SSI Guards A Mixed Bag | 11/10/1999 | See Source »

...felt they worked really hard in the off-season," Delaney-Smith said. "I felt physically, aerobically and strength-wise, they were more prepared for the pre-season than maybe I've seen in the past. That even heightens your enthusiasm and your expectations for the season...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Go Big, Deep This Year | 11/10/1999 | See Source »

Public disenchantment with homeopathy, for example, will grow when consumers of homeopathic potions finally wise up to the fact that in many cases they are paying big bucks for a highly diluted mixture that is essentially pure water, and that homeopathy is based on primitive and false 19th century beliefs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will Happen To Alternative Medicine? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...makes no sense to overreact to the prospect of global warming, but it makes no sense to ignore it either. A prudent policy that stresses conservation and alternate energy sources seems to me to be wise insurance in an uncertain age. After all, our grandchildren will thank us for developing high-mileage cars, energy-efficient appliances and cheap solar energy, no matter how the future of global warming plays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Hot Will It Get? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

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