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...younger Savages are, in short believably ordinary, mildly damaged people, and nothing very dramatic happens as they cope with their rather ordinary problem. Yet Jenkins makes us feel the false cheerfulness and emotional emptiness of nursing home life. Better still, she rather subtly shows how Jon and Wendy's enforced concern for someone they don't really like very much forces them out of their defensive crouches - forces them, too, to take somewhat better control of their own lives. I wouldn't call the film inspirational - it is too well observed to succumb to easy sentiment - but its realism...
Stephanie Losee: What this proves is that a leader's personal conduct is more important than any success he has in leading the organization. And I think that is a problem in our society right now. What the board did when they fired him was signal that all of his wins as head of the Red Cross, the way in which he has turned around the organization, the six months of good notices that he had received, not to mention the 18-month investment that the board made in the hiring process trying to find just the right person...
These vagaries highlight the problem with this type of legislation—namely, that it is arbitrary. If someone’s feelings are hurt, they can claim harassment. Of course, arbitrariness is endemic to the justice system, but our laws should not add to the problem; they should try to alleviate it, especially if aimed at curtailing free speech. Further, teasing and name-calling are part of every young person’s daily life. Learning to deal with that is called growing up and, if intervention is necessary, we usually call that “parenting...
...case is also flawed because it ignores individual responsibility within the family unit and leaps straight to the government to solve the problem. Megan’s parents (or perhaps even Megan herself) might have dealt with the problem by seeking help or limiting usage of the Internet. Adolescence is, of course, difficult, but the actions Megan took don’t really seem to constitute a “reasonable” or predictable response to the “harassment” she experienced...
Collecting donations for U.S. troops is undeniably a very worthy cause. But when a Boy Scout troop placed donation boxes meant for that cause in 33 polling stations in Cambridge on Election Day, a Cambridge election official ordered the boxes to be removed. The problem? They were interpreted to violate rules against having political messages in a polling place. The reaction has been vociferous. Fox News branded Cambridge’s decision as “unpatriotic” and “anti-American.” The decision, however, was made to protect the integrity of the election...