Hey, Here's a Tip: Try Africa.- July 6, 2008 P ssst. Have I got a great stock tip for you: Now's the time to buy shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. No, really.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310036/AR20080... A Wedding's Welcome- July 6, 2008 I enjoyed the wedding memoir by a gay man in the June 30 Style section "Always a Bridesmaid, Never the . . . Groom" because it reminded me of my own wedding in 1995. My fiancee's best friend was a gay man, and she wanted him to stand with her as her "best person." Catching the spirit, I asked my...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327886649/AR20080... (Untitled)- July 6, 2008 There are many species of armchair travelers, among them bargain hunters , collectors of how-to advice and seekers of vicarious thrills. I fall into the final category. As someone whose vacations tend toward the quiet and cultural, I don't care to read about other people's museum visits; instead, I...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310037/AR20080... The Knock on the Door- July 6, 2008 A column in homage to my assistant's husband, who was killed in Afghanistan last month.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310046/AR20080... Arlington's Unneighborly School Lines- July 6, 2008 A June 12 vote of the Arlington School Board showed how little it cares about neighborhood schools and its own policies. Its action moved the small geographical "planning unit" (No. 1601) that includes my home from Tuckahoe Elementary, which is over capacity, to Nottingham Elementary, which is...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310059/AR20080... The Food Crisis Hits Home- July 6, 2008 The increase in food prices is wreaking havoc across the globe, but the food crisis is not confined to "over there" in Egypt, Bangladesh or Haiti. It's affecting many people in the Washington region.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310052/AR20080... The Decider Who Can't Make Up His Mind- July 6, 2008 The president's chronic failure to make decisions, and to carry them out, has hurt U.S. foreign policy.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327310039/AR20080... Clearer, Not 'Dumbed Down'- July 6, 2008 The usually sensible David S. Broder was wrong to suggest in his June 29 op-ed, "Dumbing Down the Presidency," that the Flesch readibility scores that professor Elvin T. Lim used to analyze speeches are a measure of the "dumbing down."http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/outlook/index_xml/~3/327886647/AR20080... |