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Opinion

Entries for February 2008

Age-Defying Options

February 28, 2008 12:10 PM ET |

"Stitching Together a New Life" [February 11] was an article I found inspiring.

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Economic Impact

February 28, 2008 12:06 PM ET |

Regarding "Anxious America" [February 11]: "San Jose, Calif., . . . tech workers are nervous" succinctly examined the tribulations that some American tech workers face in Silicon Valley. However, that is not an excuse to deny foreign skilled workers entry to America.

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Take the Money and Run

February 28, 2008 12:03 PM ET |

Although it is true that patience is often rewarded when claiming Social Security, mathematics alone could make waiting costly ["Playing the Waiting Game," February 11].

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Corrections

February 28, 2008 11:51 AM ET |

In "A Court of Compassion" [February 18], the name of Judge John Zottola was spelled incorrectly.

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Election Recollections

February 21, 2008 04:04 PM ET |

A subscriber for many years, I heartily congratulate you and your staff for bringing us "Great Moments in Campaign History" [January 28-February 4].

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More Chipotle, Please!

February 21, 2008 04:00 PM ET |

Thank you for your article on the Chipotle franchises ["Chipotle's Secret Salsa," January 21].

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Haifa Déjà Vu

February 21, 2008 03:58 PM ET |

"For Haifa Street, a Welcome Calm" sounds similar to articles in the press in the Spring of 2005.

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A Worthwhile Alternative

February 20, 2008 04:22 PM ET |

For too long, the medical profession has looked down on alternative medicine ["Embracing Alternative Care," January 21].

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Safety First on School Buses

February 20, 2008 04:21 PM ET |

It is refreshing to see the changes and updates to school buses to promote online connectivity for kids with long commutes ["This Bus Is Plugged In," January 21].

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Financial Future Looks Glum

February 20, 2008 04:18 PM ET |

I read "D.C. ABCs: The 'S' Word Follows the 'R' Word," [January 21] which says the President will shortly offer a proposal to stimulate the economy to head off recession.

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Remnants and Reflections

February 14, 2008 12:31 PM ET |

I read every word of your cover story "Great Moments in Campaign History" [January 28-February 4] and marvel at how great people can do or say less-than-great things.

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Beneficiary Rebuff

February 14, 2008 12:28 PM ET |

According to "Yale Dips Into Its Endowment, Too" [January 28-February 4], Yale University, with $23 billion in its endowment fund, an obscene amount to start with, is going to make approximately $24 million available "to slash the cost" of attending the institution for families making up to $200,000 that could not otherwise afford to send their children.

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Whispering Back

February 13, 2008 04:25 PM ET |

The sanguine attitude of "This Time, a White House Twofer's OK," [Washington Whispers, January 21] about Hillary Clinton's "twofer" presidential candidacy seems oddly misplaced.

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The Oil Dilemma

February 13, 2008 04:21 PM ET |

In "Ahead for Heating Oil Users: a Record-Shattering Winter" [January 21], the effect of the high cost of energy for many Americans was described.

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Eyes on Adult Immunizations

February 12, 2008 03:58 PM ET |

"Vaccines for Adults Are Underused" [usnews.com] is a great reminder of the need for national efforts to get more patients vaccinated.

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Trap Will Kill Rats, But Not Problems

February 12, 2008 03:50 PM ET |

Thank you for the article "In Man vs. Rat, the Humans Get a New Edge" [January 21].

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Kids' Mental Health: A Concern for Pediatricians

February 12, 2008 03:48 PM ET |

"On Parenting: Getting a Doctor to Face Behavioral Concerns" [usnews.com] overlooks the many ways that pediatricians are effecting change in this area.

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Quotes of 2007

February 12, 2008 03:46 PM ET |

I loved Mort Zuckerman's editorial "What They Should Have Said" [January 14], giving his one-liner offerings to famous, mainly political notables.

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Examining the Alternatives

February 07, 2008 03:48 PM ET |

I read your report on alternative medicine with great interest ["Embracing Alternative Care," January 21].

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Abortion Issue Debate

February 07, 2008 03:45 PM ET |

Why can't the right to lifers give up and accept the status quo ["New Abortion Wars," January 14]?

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The Ethics of Abortion

February 07, 2008 12:45 PM ET |

At first, I was disappointed that your report on Colorado's Human Life Amendment - declaring that personhood begins at the instant of fertilization - did not give the reasoning that led its religious advocates to choose this time point ["New Abortion Wars," January 14].

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Contemplating a Caliphate

February 05, 2008 03:14 PM ET |

I read with interest the article "Caliph Wanted" [January 14].

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Albright Incites

February 05, 2008 03:11 PM ET |

In "Cleaning Up a Foreign Policy Mess" [January 14], the always amazing Madeleine Albright laments President Bush's "preemptive" foreign policy style, but when asked what she would have done differently during the Clinton administration, she states that "the main thing that I regret was during [my] U.N. time-Rwanda. I wish we had gone into Bosnia earlier."

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