Word: evening
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...movie do lack drama. This all-star study in blue-collar venality (remember Cop Land?) is both speech- and sight-impaired: the dialogue is all mumbles and whispers; the palette dabbles in blacks and dark browns. The film is so muted it disappears from your view even before it recedes from your memory...
...serious problem. This report brought to light the tragic cases of young athletes whose careers have been ruined and whose actions have caused a cloud of scandal to hang over the colleges and universities they attended long after the incidents of game fixing and point shaving occurred. But even if there weren't scandals, we believe it is inappropriate to bet on college athletic competitions whether done legally in the casinos of Nevada or in any of the other 49 states where federal law currently prohibits it. Congress should act to close the Nevada loophole. Legal gambling on amateur sports...
...seats are too small and the craft overcrowded. People reach their boiling point much faster when they are crammed together on a plane and have no control over their surroundings. I know our local shopping malls, fast-food spots and the like all have security guards around the clock. Even our little local grocery store has a sheriff moonlighting as a guard on weekend nights. Maybe the major airlines that transport millions of people each year should consider hiring people to protect those of us who use their services. JENNIFER BAILEY O'NEIL Cincinnati, Ohio
...driving to work today, I thought of your story "Is This Vehicle Safe?"--about the propensity of sport-utility vehicles to turn over [BUSINESS, Oct. 2]. I was being passed by scores of SUVs at speeds of up to 80 m.p.h., some even faster. Perhaps the question we should be asking is, "Are These Drivers Safe?" Certainly if the tread on a tire separates or there is a design flaw in an automobile, the manufacturers bear some responsibility if people are injured or killed. I think drivers also bear some responsibility if the manner in which they drive endangers themselves...
...them broadcast on TV, were happier [THE SUMMER OLYMPICS, Oct. 2]. Not having to watch in tense anticipation no doubt improved their mental health. Since Americans are accustomed to receiving news in real time, they might have learned that slowing things down is sometimes a good thing. Even so, they missed some real nail biters. SHINICHI MIYACHI Kyoto, Japan...