Old People Are Happier, My Foot- July 18, 2008 Regarding the July 14 news story "Older Americans May Be Happier Than Younger Ones":http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/17/AR2008071702673.html?nav=r... Purple Line Pros and Cons- July 18, 2008 The headline of the July 13 Metro article "Purple Line Foes Offer No Ideas, and No Names" was misleading, as was the article.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/17/AR2008071702674.html?nav=r... Bystanders Who Lend a Hand- July 18, 2008 Regarding the July 16 Style article "The Impassive Bystander":http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/17/AR2008071702678.html?nav=r... Tanning Beds and Cancer- July 18, 2008 The July 11 front-page article "Melanoma Rates Increase Among Younger Women" gave much-needed attention to a critical trend.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/17/AR2008071702675.html?nav=r... Schooled but Uneducated- July 17, 2008 As a teacher and parent, I read with conflicting emotions the July 15 front-page article "Md. Scores in Reading, Math Show Big Strides."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602516.html?nav=r... Black Dentists, Too, Faced Bigotry- July 17, 2008 Regarding the July 10 front- page article "Doctors' Group Plans Apology for Racism":http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602547.html?nav=r... An Easy Fix for 'Don't Ask'- July 17, 2008 Regarding the July 11 editorial "Time to End 'Don't Ask' ":http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602536.html?nav=r... A Tanker Contract That Shouldn't Fly- July 17, 2008 The July 10 Business article "Pentagon Reopens Tanker Bidding" was incomplete. It should have referred to the re-reopening of the bidding for aerial refueling tankers. After all, the first award, a $30 billion contract to Boeing, was canceled when collusion between a Pentagon purchasing officer and Boeing was exposed. People went to prison for corrupt practices committed during that first bidding process.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602517.html?nav=r... Who Can Live on That- July 17, 2008 If all food stamp recipients were healthy college students from Potomac, as Sarah Meyers letters, July 12 was when she was able to live on a food budget of $100 to $120 a month, perhaps the current inflation in food prices (yes, Ms. Meyers, they're up quite a bit) would not be so serious for them. The nutritional needs of growing children and pregnant women are a little greater, however. Many poor neighborhoods lack supermarkets, and residents have to shop at tiny, pricey stores.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602519.html?nav=r... An Ill-Judged Juror Requirement- July 17, 2008 As a 30-year D.C. resident who has been called numerous times for jury duty and served many times, I found a recent remark by the chief judge of the D.C. Superior Court to be unreasonable "D.C. Arrests Residents for Missing Jury Service," Metro, July 14.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602537.html?nav=r... |