Word: understand
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then take the time to skim the dust jacket, at least. When CNN's Judy Woodruff asked what he had learned from Acheson, Bush neither placed the former Secretary of State in an Administration or with a policy, but blithely clutched at rote nostrums about "the incredible freedoms we understand in the great land called America...
Fortunately for parents, most kids build their lives around friendships and understand sharing in a way that many grownups have forgotten. The holidays are an ideal time for all of us to remember what we receive by giving--not just to friends and relatives but also to those less fortunate. Many churches and charities put up "angel trees," where a child can donate a gift earmarked for a specific needy kid. Your child will have good ideas about what a kid his age would want; let him choose and wrap a gift to donate. In lieu of a teacher gift...
...suddenly life will never be the same. It was like the first time I received an e-mail. Trust me on this: once you get high-speed access to the Net and it's at your disposal all the time, you'll understand what all the hoopla is about. It's faster than my connection at work. My two phone lines, which were always tied up with modem traffic, are now always free. My daughters can connect to AOL without ever hearing a busy signal. And my wife can buy things on eBay fast, without having to wait through endless...
...understand the antagonism toward paying ATM fees [BUSINESS, Nov. 29]. Twenty years ago, to cash a check you had to go to your own bank or a branch. You had to show up during banking hours, wait in line and then have proper identification. The banks have purchased and installed ATMs at a cost of thousands of dollars. Does anybody really think they did that without expecting to make a profit? Now you can go to your bank's ATMs and get cash usually at no charge at almost any time. Why would anybody in his right mind object...
...inner turmoil from his loving parents. Anyway, how many parents are capable of thinking the worst of their son--for example, that he harbors murderous fantasies, or that he could go so far as acting them out? Even if parents know their child as an individual, they may not understand what he is capable of when in the company of another boy. Though it appears from public accounts that Harris was more prone to violence than Klebold, neither kid was likely to go on this rampage alone...