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...presidency was an era of harm as well as charm. Peter Lautz San Diego Americans seem to take pride in giving themselves one of two labels, Republican or Democrat. On the occasion of Reagan's death, it was refreshing to witness the divisive labels dropped for a common descriptor: American. As a Canadian, I was moved by the displays of Americans' patriotism - men and women placing hands over hearts as the coffin passed by and the frequent singing of national songs. Days later, I found myself still humming God Bless America. Kathleen Graves Calgary, Canada Reagan's vigorous and heroic...
...Americans seem to take pride in giving themselves one of two labels, Republican or Democrat. On the occasion of Reagan's death, it was refreshing to witness the divisive labels dropped for a common descriptor: American. As a Canadian, I was moved by the displays of Americans' patriotism?men and women placing hands over hearts as the coffin passed by and the frequent singing of national songs. Days later, I found myself still humming God Bless America. Kathleen Graves Calgary, Canada...
Americans seem to take pride in giving themselves one of two labels, Republican or Democrat. On the occasion of Reagan's death, it was refreshing to witness the divisive labels dropped for a common descriptor: American. As a Canadian, I was moved by the displays of Americans' patriotism--men and women placing hands over hearts as the coffin passed by and the frequent singing of national songs. Days later, I found myself still humming God Bless America. KATHLEEN GRAVES Calgary, Alta...
Wolcowitz calls himself a “permanent bureaucrat” or a “manager”—with reservations. (The former descriptor has “bad connotations”; the latter sounds too “managerial.”) But his seat on the Allston planning committee ensures that his job extends well beyond resource allocation and course planning...
Nowhere in the reporting on the extramarital affair of GE's former CEO Jack Welch and Suzy Wetlaufer, editor at the Harvard Business Review, have I seen the word adultery [BUSINESS, March 18]. Instead, there are references to romantic escapades. As for Wetlaufer, there is a descriptor for a woman who accepts jewelry in exchange for sex, and it is not "talented editor." If the media want to use trite euphemisms, why not just say Welch and Wetlaufer are "good friends"? LINDA RHOTEN Stillwater, Okla...