Word: disregards
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Sherrice Iverson might still be alive if Cash had reported what he saw. Although I do not condone his behavior, a bigger question is, What is a little girl doing in a casino by herself at 3:47 a.m.? Cash showed callous disregard for the child. But Sherrice's father also showed callous disregard for his daughter's safety. Parents who do not parent should look to themselves when assigning guilt. KAREN INMAN St. Paul, Minn...
...willful failure of the President to fulfill his duty to uphold and execute the laws of the United States," the candidate replied. "The third factor that I think constitutes an impeachable offense would be willful, reckless behavior in office, just totally incompetent conduct in the office and the disregard of the necessities that the office demands." Years later, Whitehead would found the Rutherford Institute, which financed a sexual-harassment lawsuit aimed at toppling a President. And years later, the candidate would be sitting in the Oval Office, still parsing definitions...
...punished. "Even in jail, kids want their candy bars, their pillows and pajamas," says lawyer Mones. "They wonder where their cheeseburgers are." It's also crucial to realize these kids will get out someday. "The important thing to do is not to trash these kids," says Carl Bell, "with disregard for their need for attachment, school, mental health evaluation and support...
Rather than stick to traditional financial-aid formulas that consider the value of your home, cars and other assets, these colleges will provide more grants and disregard at least $90,000 of income in calculating need. For a family earning $65,000 with college savings of $20,000, that could equal $3,500 more in grants than was possible under the old formula. Families with an annual income of less than $40,000 will receive substantially more in grant aid. "This new formula answers a question schools have heard middle-class students asking," says Tim McDonough of the American Council...
Kids have had access to guns in America since the Mayflower, and for hundreds of years that was not a problem. What has changed to create the senseless, willful disregard of people and property? Whether we have grown dependent on drugs or handouts, individual responsibility is going the way of dinosaurs, and it's taking America with it. ALAN HILLS Los Gatos, Calif...