Wednesday, August 5

Letter to the Editor

Rabbi should consider new points of view In his criticism of Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein’s willingness to speak about the decades-long oppression of Palestinians (“Holocaust survivor takes a stand,” Jan. Read more...



Addicted to prescriptions? There’s a pill for that

Americans love their drugs too much. The Federal Department of Agriculture reached a new low last week when it approved a diet pill for dogs. The same organization that can’t seem to figure out exactly how to prevent farmers from contaminating produce with cow manure has been hard at work. Read more...


U.S. has responsibility to aid Iraq

Since President Bush’s address on Iraq last Wednesday, there’s been an awful lot of talk about responsibility. Whose responsibility is it, we ponder, to pacify a country riven by civil war and to coax it into a stable, democratic future? Read more...


Letter to the Editor

Teach for America not a temporary fix I am writing in response to Lara Loewenstein’s column (“Band-Aids won’t seal education divide,” Jan. 11). I joined Teach For America in 1991 and, more than 15 years later, am still as dedicated to education as ever, guided by Teach For America’s philosophy that all students ““ regardless of race or income level ““ deserve access to an excellent education. Read more...


Victoria holds the secrets of sexuality

Lana Yoo Victoria may or may not really have a secret, but she sure stirs peculiarities ““ one of them being the significance of the Victoria’s Secret Semi-Annual Sale, currently going on until the end of January. Read more...