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...long ago, skating meets had some of the intimate charm of horse trials or country fairs. Even today, no skater -- except one in the throes of a postdefeat pout -- is too big to sign autographs, accept a stuffed teddy bear or stop and chat with a thigh-high champion of tomorrow. Most practice sessions are like high school afternoon scrimmages: come along and stay behind afterward to hear from the source what it feels like to sail along the wind in a grand spread eagle. The end of all that may have begun last week...
Like an assault rifle, a handgun creates a larger danger than just any gun. And, like assault rifles, handguns should be banned. Such action would not put a crimp in your right to bear arms; the Second Amendment guarantees you the right to own a gun, but it doesn't say anything about variety...
...federal government should also consider imposing heavy taxes on the retail sale of guns. High taxes would mean either tremendous revenues, curtailed demand, or both. If people kept buying guns, at least the government would have more money to fight gun-related crime. Just as cigarettes and alcohol bear hefty "sin taxes," so should this problematic product. But wait, why concentrate on the cleanup rather than the prevention? A full-scale ban would stem the supply of guns much more effectively, but it remains to be seen whether Congress will act so decisively...
...capacity to bear a child is one of the most powerful forces shaping male-female relationships. Certainly the biggest difference between men and women in their late 30s is that women see a deadline for procreating creeping up and men don't. This difference affects the way women approach work -- their peak childbearing years usually coincide with their make-or-break career years -- as well as the dating game. Instead of looking at men casually, with that insouciance so valued by the Letterman generation, panicky women for whom the biological clock is tolling evaluate each prospect for his potential...
...thinks it works." Many of the ideas that the White House is likely to endorse are also to be found in a Republican proposal put forward in the House. Among the features: a national campaign of persuasion to reduce teenage pregnancy, two-year benefit caps, penalties for mothers who bear children on welfare, a greater effort to track down deadbeat dads for child support and rules that allow welfare recipients to take jobs without losing all their benefits...