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...magazine covers ? at the very least. "This is a visual culture, a television culture, a culture that appreciates beauty," says TIME People editor Michelle Orecklin. And as pundits looking back scramble to dismantle the "hunk" image ? John cared about the underprivileged, John cared about serious political issues, John was wise, and no lightweight ? note that those are not policy wonks tromping through lower Manhattan to leave notes and flowers on John and Carolyn?s North Moore Street doorstep. Overwhelmingly, they are the ones who bought the publications that plastered his face on the front page, again and again, and told...
Goodness, I hate to quibble, but your other-wise nice piece on former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis (News, "Dukakis Speaks at Institute of Politics," July 16) neglected to mention that he spends most of his time teaching college students. His Amtrak gig is part time...
...last week when the Governor signed into law the "Respect Bill," which requires kids in public schools to address teachers as ma'am or sir; Mr., Mrs. or Ms.--and it's starting to sound good to me, because it gets us all off the hook, first-name-wise. Mr. Trey Williams, Governor Mike Foster's press secretary, told me the Governor feels that the use of ma'am and sir should be taught at home, but it isn't. He called me by my first name throughout our chat. I'm not complaining, but a ma'am might have...
According to Wise, research has demonstrated that many animals should be viewed as intelligent, autonomous beings...
...Wise, who became interested in animal rights in the 1970s when he read the book Animal Liberation by Peter Singer, said he believes animal rights law is an increasingly popular field...