Entries for August 2008

"America's Best Hospitals" [July 21-28] was of great interest to me.

"At Last, Easing Up on Sunday Liquor Laws" [July 21-28]: From the title on down, this article is sneering about churches trying to keep paying members in their pews.

"Bush Finds the Pool of Goodwill Has Gone Dry" [July 21-28] cites Bush's stubbornness on the Iraq war as a fault, along with his taking only limited measures in dealing with the downturn in the economy.

"Protecting Mother Nature" [July 21-28] makes the statement, "Now that there is consensus that global climate change is happening...."

As a 37-year-old with tattoos, I was disappointed in "The Dangerous Art of the Tattoo" [August 4-11].

Mort Zuckerman's editorial titled "Stop the Energy Insanity" [July 21-28] really missed the mark.

Michael Barone's "We're Not Leaving," [July21-28] has shown the striking parallel between President Truman's determination not to leave Berlin in 1948 at the mercy of the Soviets and President Bush's determination (often labeled "unreasonable stubbornness") not to leave Iraq at the mercy of terrorists.

We may need labels to efficiently refer to groups of people that exhibit similar characteristics and behaviors, but I really object to the phrase "value voters"["A Complex Role for Religion," July 7-14].

"When Uncle Sam Can Nab Your Laptop," [July 7-14] states, "Customs insists that terrorism and child pornography are sufficient justification for electronics searches."

"Not Making It Like Mom and Dad" [July 7-14] dealt with the difficulty of maintaining a reasonable standard of living in view of the high costs today for just about everything.