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Are Shelters the Answer to Family Homelessness? Ralph da Costa Nunez , Laura M. Caruso
Category: Life in America Published: January 2003
"By using the national shelter infrastructure already in place to provide immediate housing, we can enhance services to be comprehensive and focused on building long-term skills that foster independence and economic viability."
 
Asking Responsible Questions Is a Patriotic Duty John F. Kerry
Category: American Thought Published: January 2003
". . . Duirng times of war when our country requires as many options and choices as possible, remaining silent is not an option."
 
Can We Be Safe and Free? The Dilemma Terrorism Creates Gene Stephens
Category: Law & Justice Published: January 2003
"Have the terrorists succeeded beyond their expectations by setting the U.S. on a course of suppression of the rights Americans cherish most--freedom of speech, expression, and movement?"
 
Communication Technologies That Will Change Our Lives Graham T.T. Molitor
Category: Science & Technology Published: January 2003
"Mind-bending potentials of artificial intelligence loom as communication changes reach toward surpassing human brain power."
 
Discovering the Genetics of Autism Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Category: Medicine & Health Published: January 2003
". . . Researchers have been able to identify some promising chromosomal regions that may contain genes involved in autism."
 
Exploring Heaven and Hell Johann Christoph Arnold
Category: Religion Published: January 2003
". . . Throughout history, windows have been opened here and there, allowing believers and nonbelievers alike glimpses into greater realities, inspiring or terrifying them. . . ."
 
Golden Newbies, Golden Oldies Robert S. Rothenberg
Category: Entertainment Published: January 2003
Will some of 2002's smash hits receive the same long-lasting acclaim as a number of Hollywood classics being reissued in DVD format?
 
Is Terrorism's Threat Overblown? John L. Scherer
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2003
"Americans must remain vigilant, of course, but there is no need to raid the Treasury or turn the country upside down pursuing phantoms."
 
Pakistan: Strategic Ally or Unreliable Client? Leon T. Hadar
Category: Worldview Published: January 2003
". . . With its dictatorship, a failed economy, and an insecure nuclear arsenal, [Pakistan] is at best a reluctant supporter of American goals and at worst a potential long-term adversary."
 
Post-September 11 Financial Planning Joe Rob
Category: Economics Published: January 2003
"The first step is to take a thorough inventory of your financial superstructure--mutual funds, stock and bond portfolios, insurance, tax strategies, retirement plans, trusts, everything--so that they can be realigned in light of today's realities."
 
Responding to Terrorism: Conscription Is Not the Answer Doug Bandow
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2003
"A draft is not an intelligent way to fill a set of needs as diverse as those presented by the war on terrorism."
 
Seeking Agreement on International Climate Policymaking Seth Dunn
Category: Ecology Published: January 2003
"Climate change has established itself on the radar screen of policymakers around the globe, and it will not be going away any time soon."
 
September 11 and the Workplace Virginia Simon
Category: Business & Finance Published: January 2003
The terrorist attack "was one of those epic events that have prompted many of us to consider what in life is truly important. Corporations should follow suit."
 
The Future of School Choice Lawrence W. Reed , Joseph P. Overton
Category: Education Published: January 2003
". . . Full educational choice implies the freedom of parents to pick the best and safest schools--public or private. Those who place a high priority on education for their children would be empowered or incentivized, not penalized."
 
The Medici, Michelangelo, and the Art of Florence Larry J. Feinberg , Alan P. Darr , Antonio Bostrom
Category: Museums Today Published: January 2003
". . . Michelangelo and the Medici grand dukes, sharing a voracious intellectual curiosity and an awareness of the power of images, shaped the artistic, political, and cultural identity of Renaissance Florence."
 
What's Holding Up High-Definition TV? Raymond L. Fischer
Category: Mass Media Published: January 2003
Three problems: stations unable to afford new equipment have resorted to less-expensive resolution; disagreements on protecting digital contents appear headed for Congressional action; opponents of mandating digital TV tuners threatening to go to court.