Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 17 Editor's Choice: 1
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Not only is Snape good--
[Read the article: The end of the affair]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]He will undoubtedly save Draco Malfoy's life. Dumbledore's pleading with Snape at the end of the last book was not a plea to spare his life, but a pela to kill him, as their plan was devised. Snape's expression of bitter hatred was not for Dumbledore, but for Voldemort's evil and his henchmen, whose evil plots were forcing him to kill his friend and mentor, Dumbledore, because the only strategy for bringing Voldemort down included that action.
By killing Dumbledore, Snape also saved Draco from taking the last step that would have forever sealed him to a life of evil. Draco will now move toward the light, as it were.
I predict, though, that Snape will die in this last book, and be recognized as a martyr and a hero.
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What makes you think Bill Clinton can't run for anything else?
[Read the article: Michelle Obama's sacrifice]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The only job he can't run for is president. He could still run to be a senator, governor, congressman, state legislator, or dog catcher.
After being president, John Quincy Adams was elected to the House of Representatives, serving for seventeen years, from 1831 until his death. In 1834 he also ran (unsuccessfully) for governor of Massachusetts.
Frankly, I would like to see Bill Clinton run for either the House or the Senate and reenter the arena of electoral politics. It might help people remember that in our country the legislature is supposed to be a co-equal branch of government. As it is now, brilliant, talented people like Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Barack Obama think that the only prize worth having is the presidency, so they give up what could be very productive careers as senators to chase after the presidency. It's really just an ego trip. If strong people like these would focus on making their Senate careers worthwhile, they could help reestablish the power of the US Congress as a counterbalance to the imperial presidency.
Ted Kennedy, once he finally accepted that he would never be president, turned his full attention to his work in the Senate, and as a result has become one of the most important political figures of this age.
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I agree that it is hard to get into the stream of the graphic novel.
[Read the article: Comics fans, grow up!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I was fascinated by the Devil Boy movie, so I went to the bookstore planning to buy and read, read, read--but I couldn't figure out how to get into it. The copies they had were labeled and numbered so mysteriously that I couldn't figure out where I could even start.
Many years ago a student in one of my lit classes gave me copies of The Dark Knight, The Watchmen and The Sandman. I was imediately enthralled. I would love to read more graphic novels--but I found it hard to figure out how, and I am too busy to spend much time trying to figure it out.
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More spoiled brat conspicuous consumption.
[Read the article: Wedding trashers]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Frankly, I find the whole extravagant wedding scene disgusting. All that money so people can throw a party and play dress up. Middle class people will go broke aping the show-off styles of the rich. Imagine: instead of going into debt for a one-day bash, the couple (or their parents) could put that money into mutual funds for them, or a fund so they can buy a nice house someday, or a fund to ensure that their grandkids will have a shot at a good education. That money could be used to build a foundation of financial security--rather than digging a hole of debt--for a young couple. Even if no debt is involved, unless the family is very wealthy, there are many, many better uses for that money.
It is appalling.
My son has a great take on this: Little boys want to be ninjas and firemen when they grow up. Little girls want to be princesses. The wedding day is designed to give those little girls a chance to act out their princess fantasy in front of all their friends and family members. So maybe we should encourage men in their twenties to spend $20,000-$100,000 to throw a party where everyone will admire them for dressing up and pretending to be a ninja or a fireman!