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Most E-mailed news on 1 October 2009 |
Op-Ed Columnist: Where Did ?We? Go?
There is no more ?we? in American politics at a time when ?we? can only manage, let alone fix, our huge problems if there is a collective ?we? at work.
Personal Health: From Birth, Engage Your Child With Talk
All too often, mothers and nannies are tuned in to their cellphones, BlackBerrys and iPods, not their young children.
Dementia Risk Seen in Players in N.F.L. Study
A new study is the league?s first public affirmation of any connection regarding cognitive decline among players.
Op-Ed Columnist: On Safire
William Safire was anything but a nattering nabob of negativity. He had none of the vile and vitriol of today?s howling pack of conservative pundits.
Alternative Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water
Many plans to meet the nation?s demand for power with renewable energy could consume billions of gallons of water every year.
Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles
A floor mat on the driver?s side could interfere with the vehicle?s accelerator and cause a crash, Toyota said.
No Tiptoeing Through the Tulips
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has put their instrument?s Tiny Tim image to rest and achieved mainstream popularity.
A Good Appetite: Ripe for Autumn?s Hearth
A fig tart with caramelized onions is sprinkled with rosemary and Stilton cheese.With the days getting cooler, savory baking is a way of using the bounty that still fills the farmers? markets.
The School Issue: Preschool: Can the Right Kinds of Play Teach Self-Control?
Can imaginary play teach children to control their impulses ? and be better students?
Magazine Preview: Understanding the Anxious Mind
Is the economy making you nervous? Or is it terrorism? Or could it be the way you?re hard-wired?
Well: Probiotics: Looking Underneath the Yogurt Label
Health-food claims about a type of live micro-organisms may, or may not, outstrip the science.
Schools? Toughest Test: Cooking
Little actual cooking goes on in the kitchens of New York City public schools. M.S. 137 in Queens is one of the exceptions, making lunch from scratch for its nearly 2,000 students.
Op-Ed Columnist: The Next Culture War
The United States needs a revival of economic self-restraint to restore its financial values and make it a producer economy again, not a consumer economy.
United Tastes: Fast Food Even Before Fast Food
David Franklin digs into a pepperoni roll in Clarksburg, W.Va.In northern West Virginia, there is an enduring appetite for pepperoni rolls, a legacy of the Italian immigrants who worked in the coal mines in the early 20th century.
After a Death, the Pain That Doesn?t Go Away
Dr. M. Katherine Shear, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, said the suffering from extreme grief ?takes a person away from humanity.?For some people, a death can produce feelings of loss that become debilitating and remove them from humanity.
Vital Signs: Study Finds Women Wear Shoes That Cause Pain
Researchers determined that women, unlike men, tended to choose bad footwear, leading to discomfort as they aged.
Basics: Give Birds a Break. Lock Up the Cat.
Free-ranging felines do a lot of damage to the baby bird populations in neighborhoods.
Theater Review | 'A Steady Rain': A Sentimental Journey Over Brutal Terrain
?A Steady Rain? is probably best regarded as a small, wobbly pedestal on which two gods of the screen may stand in order to be worshiped.
Militant Group Is Intact After Mumbai Siege
The group behind the assault in November 2008 has the capability and intent to strike India again, intelligence files show.
Immigration Crackdown With Firings, Not Raids
The Obama administration wants to reduce illegal immigration by forcing employers to fire unauthorized workers. American Apparel fired 1,800 workers.
In New Jersey, Would-Be Boss Is Big Boss Fan
Christopher J. Christie, who is seeking election as governor in November, has attended 120 Bruce Springsteen shows.
?Clear? Security Service May Return at Airports
Verified Identity Pass, which offered a service to send airline passengers to the head of the security line for a fee, has been sold.
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