Word: timely
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...very disturbing that TIME would celebrate Pelosi's leadership style. The buying and selling of votes, the endorsement of pork, the conducting of the legislative process behind closed doors and the shutting out of the minority political party are repugnant...
...understand all of the criticism surrounding TIME's decision to name Bernanke Person of the Year. You throw a small man in a small boat into raging, uncharted waters, and he takes it to a calm, safe place. What more could...
...appreciate TIME's decision to highlight the 10 most essential stories of 2009 [Dec. 28--Jan. 4]. However, I question the failure to grant a spot on the list to turmoil in Israel. Though the peace negotiations remain stalled, there have been numerous developments throughout the year that have contributed to the quagmire, including the war in Gaza, the election of a right-wing Prime Minister and the subsequent expansion of Israeli settlements. This conflict has been one of the most important in the region this year, and it deserved a mention...
Hooray to TIME for outing the shameful continued segregation of schools as the most underreported story of 2009. As a retired schoolteacher in South Carolina, I have witnessed firsthand how lack of resources and funding can lead to this type of segregation. Although we have certainly come a long way since the 1960s, it is critical that we remember we still have a long path ahead...
There was an error in TIME's 10 Questions interview with Al Roker [Dec. 7]. Roker incorrectly reports that "1 in 200" dies of complications from laparoscopic gastric bypass, the procedure he had in 2002. According to a July 2009 study by the National Institutes of Health, the mortality rate associated with this gastric bypass is about 1 in 500, or 0.2%. We agree with Roker that the decision to have surgery is an important one and should not be made "because someone on TV made that decision." It should be made because morbid obesity is a serious, life-threatening...