Word: problems
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...course, some people who know us have suggested that in our case the underlying problem may be pure laziness. To them I retort: That wouldn't explain the swag situation, would...
...wish I knew then what I know now. Instead of assuming that the wedding was a terrible mistake and that we would have to return all those silver-plated cake plates, we could have addressed the real problem: our different expectations about marriage...
...Embry canvassed principals of local middle schools to see what they needed most. More computers? New after-school programs? Every principal said the same thing: Help us remove the 5% of students who are disruptive and make it almost impossible for the other 95% to learn. It's a problem familiar to schools all over the U.S., especially urban ones like those in Baltimore--underfunded, often with unwieldy classes of 30 or more students, many of whom have grown up in broken homes and with little discipline...
...when I was 12. This summer, on vacation, I passed a mahogany upright in a hotel lobby, and my fingers itched to open its lid and conjugate the verb "to tinkle." Of course, there was a sign taped to it that read, "Please do not play the piano." No problem. They might as well have asked me to please refrain from solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Part of the problem is that herbal supplements and mainstream medicine come from two very different worlds and operate in different regulatory environments. The marketing of prescription and over-the-counter drugs is strictly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, which requires scientific proof of safety and efficacy. Herbal remedies, by contrast, are largely exempt from FDA supervision. Companies can sell herbal preparations without guaranteeing that what's on the label is inside the bottle...