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...Export Re Justin Fox's "a port that exports": you don't wipe away an $800 billion annual trade deficit by further weakening the dollar, exporting raw materials and wishing for good luck [June 9]. It takes real change in trade policy - labor and environmental standards that will raise living standards at home and abroad, better guarantees for safe food and toy imports, and no more NAFTAS and other corporate trade deals. We need more trade - but under a very different set of rules that work for our families and our communities. Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator, AVON, OHIO...
Defending Jimmy Carter In his article "In Carter's shadow," Ramesh Ponnuru states that former President Carter "eked out a paper-thin victory only because of Watergate, stagflation and defeat in Vietnam" [June 9]. That's like saying we won World War II only because we had a superior military, we were a united country and right was on our side! Phil Kenny, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO...
Uncle Sam's Energy Lag In his story on how to solve the energy crisis, Jeffrey D. Sachs says President George W. Bush "dithered for eight years instead of investing in new technologies for a sustainable planet" [June 9]. This year alone, the Bush Administration will dedicate more than $5 billion to research, develop and promote technologies including low-emission coal, renewables, nuclear power and vehicles powered by advanced biofuels, electricity and hydrogen. More than $40 billion in loan guarantees will help put such technologies to use. The President's 2009 budget calls for nearly $1 billion in public...
Racing's Hidden Side Sean Gregory was writing a story about Big Brown, not Eight Belles, but I was still taken slightly aback when I read "after Eight Belles ... racing needs a feel-good equine story in the worst way" [June 9]. What racing needs is for the "kings" of this "sport of kings" to pull their heads out of the sand and take stock of what's going on. This isn't a game. There are animals' lives on the line. And the way the language of profits and percent shares has infiltrated how we articulate these lives...
Fighting Memory Loss Looking around and within, memory loss does seem normal [June 9]. The real question we should ask is, is it speeding up? I am curious to know if any research has been conducted to study the effects of household chemicals or radiation on memory loss. Widespread use of chemicals has pervaded our lifestyle. Similarly, we spend more time in front of computer monitors, TV sets and gaming consoles, and rely on wireless networks, cell phones and other electronic devices, increasing our exposure to a whole gamut of electromagnetic waves. Would it not be worthwhile to study...