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...human story. Having lived in Ghana's Volta region, I recognized in the Deh family's story the tales of many people I know. I hope the article reminds readers of our common humanity. The people of Ghana are friendly and full of life. We cannot write off an entire continent. It is possible to have hope. Rachel Tyler, SUDBURY, MASSACHUSETTS...
...earnings were sent home to families in Mali - among the poorest countries on earth - but Montfort's Malians kept enough to be able to fully participate in municipal life. They rented homes in town, played for the local soccer team and coached its youth squads; learned to read and write, and improved their French; participated in town activities and festivals, and hosted and accepted dinner invitations with fellow Montfortais. Deportee Sidy Coulibaly had lived with a young local woman for three years, and who is five months pregnant with his first child...
...fourth anniversary of the U.S. invasion has exposed how reality ambushes intention, leaving people at war with even themselves. U.S. leaders fight over how to write an ending. President George W. Bush calls for courage and resolve and dispatches 30,000 more troops; Democrats call for candor and realism and debate whether a withdrawal deadline of September 2008 is too late or too soon. Bush vows that as soon as things improve, we will leave; Democrats warn that unless things improve, we will leave. Will their impasse finally force Iraqi leaders to step up? Or just invite a war-weary...
...center it was a human story. Having lived in Ghana's Volta region, I recognized in the Deh family's story the tales of people I know. I hope your coverage reminds readers of our common humanity. The people of Ghana are friendly and full of life. We cannot write off an entire continent. It is possible to have hope...
...curricular review to a close. Bok “is no foreigner to curricular revision,” Mendelsohn said, given that he oversaw the creation of the current Core Curriculum in 1979 and 1980. He has also penned six books on higher education, and said he hopes to write one or two more in his retirement. But instead of playing an active role in drafting the new curriculum, Bok’s strategy has been to consult with key professors to build consensus for the reforms.“If they only did it because somebody beat them over...