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...never tried. Not that I'd admit to be printed in the paper, anyway...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: a table | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

Funny how all it took for the racist demons of this country to pop out was for the President to admit to national guilt. It's not as if he offered any portion of the $1.4 trillion this nation made off of slavery in reparation, or even as if he actually apologized. If the President can't even admit that this country was and continues to be wrong for reaping the benefits of slavery, what does the future hold for those who continue, alone, to reap the woes...

Author: By Carine M. Williams, | Title: Deepest Apologies | 4/22/1998 | See Source »

...first to admit it: Gambling can be bad. It is potentially addictive and destructive for the gambler, and as a visit to Las Vegas will reveal, its consequences in the community are considerable. But as for the "Casino Nights" in the Houses, dances with live jazz bands where students play blackjack with imaginary money for non-monetary prizes: Are these the latest sources of moral depravity in the City of Cambridge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Games of Chance' | 4/22/1998 | See Source »

Regardless of personal or partisan opinion, one must admit that President Clinton has fostered a "national dialogue" superbly. Talk shows devote considerable time to the dialogue, editorialists constantly opine on it and ordinary dining civilities regularly touch...

Author: By Thomas B. Cotton, | Title: Repoliticizing Politics (and Sex) | 4/22/1998 | See Source »

...glamorous hotels like the Negresco in Nice. But I like to get away from all that and head for a tranquil monastery on an island in the Mediterranean Sea a mile off the coast of Cannes. The monks at the Abbaye de Lerins on Ile St.-Honorat have, I admit, always been my kind of guys. Early to bed and early to rise, they lead simple, structured and disciplined lives. Silent and humble, they meditate and chant and are ecology-minded. While guests are encouraged to clean up after themselves and help with the chores, they can just sleep, meditate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meditative Magic | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

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