What Others Say About National Adversity and Character
A reflective piece cites 2001 events from Sept 11 to the economy and Milosevic while arguing adversity revealed American character. It notes heroism of firefighters, police, and soldiers, the resilience of New York City, and enduring faith in free markets and conscience. Dallas Morning News, Dec 31.
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India
Pakistan
Europe
United States
America
Slobodan Milosevic
New York City
Walter Berns
Twin Towers
Dallas Morning News
Dallas
Texas
Voice of the Reader condemns double standard on Afghanistan drug war
A reader criticizes the US campaign in Afghanistan for bombed opium fields and drug trade disruption. He argues drug production is a legitimate target against terrorism and accuses leaders of political expediency and deception, urging action over rhetoric.
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the South
Afghanistan
Taliban
Our own days define the year 2001 in memory
By Bob Greene September 11 is a pivotal moment but every person will recall a different day that year. The writer urges that private events shape 2001 as surely as Sept 11 and that individual memories coexist with the national tragedy.
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New York
Washington
Today’s Verse Wiccan Greeting Blesses Reunion
A brief blessing reads I give you my hand I give you my heart for a joyful union and future meetings. The note closes with Wiccan sentiment and wishes for merry meetings and partings in good will.
Unknown Napkin Quotation from Marine at Khe Sanh
A napkin scrawl found in the hands of a dead Marine after the Khe Sanh battle during the Vietnam War quotes freedom’s flavor that the protected never know. The fragment reflects war’s sacrifice and the resolve of those who fought.
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Khe Sanh
Reader Letters Policy Notice
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Alexander Hamilton
Renin
Bush
Osama bin Laden
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Linda Ritchie Lindus
Mark Duran Samuels
Dennis DeRossett
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