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October lake

It is curious, but all the life on and about water seems to belong to water. Except for a solitary wren fidgeting delicately about the banks under the alder trees, or a robin singing in the October afternoon across the water from the islands, all the bird... Read >

Everything is peaceful When Night is Falling

There was a time when camping was considered to be a poor way of spending a holiday: OK for boy scouts and hard-up students, but hardly the thing for sophisticated, comfort-loving adults. The adults have at last discovered that the boy scouts have really ... Read >

No company likes to be told it is Contributing to the moral Decline of a Nation

No company likes to be told it is contributing to the moral decline of a nation. "Is this what you intended to accomplish with your careers?"Senator Robert Dole asked Time Warner executives last week. "You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our na... Read >

Everybody Wants to do Something Good for the Nation

Everybody wants to do something good for the nation right now. But we should approach any "economic stimulus" from Washington with skepticism. President Bush has asked for a program between $ 60 billion and $ 75 billion, mostly based on tax breaks for bus... Read >

Millions of Americans Lack Health Insurance

Millions of Americans lack health insurance and, with the economy floundering, that is likely to increase, the National Academy of Sciences reported Thursday. "Unless health insurance is made more affordable, the number of uninsured Americans is likely to... Read >

What do You Think of When You Hear the Word Motherhood?

What do you think of when you hear the word motherhood? If you are like most people, you associate motherhood with a number of positive characteristics, such as warmth, selflessness, dutifulness, and tolerance. And though most women expect that motherhood... Read >

Every Prince Should Desire to be Accounted Merciful and not Cruel

I say that every Prince should desire to be accounted merciful and not cruel. Nevertheless, he should be on his guard against the abuse of this quality of mercy. Cesare Borgia was reputed cruel, yet his cruelty restored Romagna, united it, and brought it ... Read >

The Two-tiered Strategy for Raising the Skill Level of the Nation's Workforce

During the 1970s, apprenticeship programs for the trades were established in high schools in eight demonstration sites around the country â€" currently involving about 1 500 students. Upon completion of high school, these students become registered appren... Read >

The Salmon-Colored Conch Shell

I am never the first in line to try out or buy new technologies. Case in point: I am the only person I know who has managed to survive on the planet this long without owning a cell phone. I live a simple, wire- free life in a mountainous village on a remo... Read >

The Estimates of the Number of Home-schooled Children Vary Widely

The estimates of the number of home-schooled children vary widely. The US Department of Education estimates there are 250 000 to 350 000 home schooled children in the country. Home-school advocates put the number much higher â€" at about a million. Many ... Read >

Intensive Meat and Poultry production

Not content with its doubtful claim to produce cheep food for our own population, the factory farming industry also argues that "hungry nations are benefiting from advances made by the poultry industry". In fact, rather than helping the fight against maln... Read >

The Opportunities for Self-fulfillment in later Life of American

The American economy, whether in government or private industry, has pound retirement a convenient practice for managing the labor force On the positive side, widespread retirement has meant an expansion of leisure and opportunities for self-fulfillment i... Read >

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Americans have reacted to the terrorist attacks by opening their wallets to support agencies that provide relief efforts. But those donations could divert support from other non-profit groups that already •were facing uncertain finances because of the e... Read >

The Attitude to Teachers has been Overshadowed by the Mantra

Ever since this government's term began, the attitude to teachers has been overshadowed by the mantra that good teachers cannot be rewarded if it means bad teachers are rewarded, too. That's why, despite the obvious need for them, big pay rises have not b... Read >

The Opposition in Technology Wars

Mr. Mitsuyasu Ota, the Mayor of Harare, in western Japan, made this week's news columns after imposing a one-day-a-week ban on the use of computer equipment in the town's municipal offices. The step was taken on the grounds that young staff "mistakenly th... Read >