Places to go, things to see besides tour top spots
By Laura Sahrama | July 23, 2001SURE, EVERYONE KNOWS about that thing with the dome and the big patch of grass in front of it. But what about the other places in and around Grounds?
SURE, EVERYONE KNOWS about that thing with the dome and the big patch of grass in front of it. But what about the other places in and around Grounds?
AS IMPORTANT as the discovery of alien life forms may appear to be, this should not be a priority of the United States government. The House space science subcommittee heard testimony from experts on the possibility of extraterrestrial life on such gaseous planets of Jupiter and Uranus and in distant galaxies.
AS THE first anniversary of the crash of Air France Flight AF4560 over Paris approaches, the famous airliner has made its way to the sky once more.
IT HAS been part of our civilization for thousands of years, and also has been abused since the beginning.
SOME PALESTINIANS seem content to sacrifice their children for a political cause. In a twisted irony, many are willing to have their children fall as martyrs in order to achieve a lasting Palestinian state.
WARNER Bros. is in big trouble. Apparently, in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," Harry is shown riding a broomstick the wrong way.
I AM BOTH pro-life and diabetic. Until now, these two perspectives did not come into contact with one another to any significant degree. However, the accelerating controversy over whether to provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research has forced me - much as it has forced others across the country - to consider a number of philosophical and practical questions.
DAVID Satcher lived his first three years as surgeon general in relative anonymity. He wrote reports on mental health, suicide and smoking, none of which were received as controversial.
JULY 4, 2001 was disgraceful. It's hardly a day of independence when honorable men and women aren't entitled to this freedom.
LAST WEEK, Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler won the Republican primary in New Jersey's governor's race over former Rep.
WHEN IN the course of human events, it becomes necessary for Washingtonians to dissolve the Political Bands ... Not being a Washingtonian - except by sympathy and affection - I don't have a right to declare the District's independence.
SINCE December, five U.S. professors traveling in China have been detained. The Chinese have held them on counts ranging from divulging "state secrets" to espionage, giving their families and the United States little information about their whereabouts or the charges they face.
HOW SAD it is when women trade in their pedestal in order to become the butt of men's jokes." This quote, spoken by modern - and unconventional - feminist Wendy Shalit in her book A Return To Modesty, may seem absurd and ungrounded in our age of "liberated," independent women.
FOR ME, this has been the Summer of Contention. I'm living in Washington, D.C. this summer, and the experience so far has been fun and frustrating at the same time.
I HAVE seen the light. After receiving e-mails from members of the ex-gay community regarding my last column, I realized I was wrong to criticize these groups.
RISING second years are looking toward the upcoming school year with one ugly word on their minds: major.
TURN ON the television, and one thing is clear: America wants a Patients' Bill of Rights. Numerous surveys show overwhelming support for a Patients' Bill of Rights and overwhelming hatred of health maintenance organizations.
ALL OVER the country, so-called "ex-gay" groups wildly claim that they can turn gay people straight.
JULY FOURTH is just around the corner, so now is probably a good time for a sappy and platitude-filled discussion about what it means to be an American.
JOHN BOULAIS has taken care of his son, Tuan Anh Nguyen, ever since the woman who gave birth to Nguyen abandoned the child after her relationship with Boulais ended.