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...able to cast our mail-in ballots before Election Day, and since then my friends and I have quietly sought to heal the wounds inflicted by this heated campaign. We've asked one another probing questions and listened with respect and good humor to the answers. I try to avoid eye rolling, although I cannot say it has never happened. And we have kept in mind that our goals and values are the same; we just have different ideas about how to get there. Kathleen Presnell Roseburg...
...terrorist haven like Fallujah, where many of the citizens are collaborating with the extremists? Any peaceful means of conflict settlement by Americans is viewed by these brutes as weakness and emboldens them to commit even more horrible acts. If the pro-democracy forces and the West want to avoid a second Vietnam in Iraq, they need to use determination and tactics like massive aerial bombings of terrorist havens. If the terrorists are faced with the prospect of total extermination, they at least might think twice about their actions. Werner Meyer D?sseldorf, Germany...
...good measure. Older crocks will be reminded of the Cinerama adventures of their misspent youths, but this time the process is perfect--no annoying jiggles where the three screens of the old technology never quite matched. There are times when you'll pull back in your seat to avoid some onrushing object. Other times you'll feel your stomach descending toward your ankles. Frequently you'll be grateful for Tom Hanks' cranky, reassuring aplomb as the train's fussy conductor...
...their name. This sort of thing happens in rock, and has led to the English Beat’s name change from the Beat, and Dinosaur Jr.’s name change from Dinosaur. Question: have you heard of the Beat? Have you heard of Dinosaur? But to avoid what probably would have not been so big a deal—or possibly to get Ben Gibbard to stop crying—an agreement was reached: Postal Service (band) gets to keep their name, for better or worse, and the USPS is capitalizing on it, selling the band?...
Although the event at the Gordon Track and Tennis Center is sold out, a limited number of tickets will be released for sale at the Bright Hockey Center box office beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday. The available tickets were originally held to avoid overselling the event...