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Most E-mailed news on 10 December 2004 |
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?
William Safire, Political Columnist and Oracle of Language, Dies at 79
Mr. Safire was a speechwriter for President Richard M. Nixon and a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The Times.
Op-Ed Columnist: Obama at the Precipice
President Obama, like the young President John F. Kennedy in 1961, is wrestling with sending more troops to an unpopular war during his first months in office.
Op-Ed Columnist: The New Sputnik
China is embarking on a new, parallel path of clean power deployment and innovation. It is the Sputnik of our day. Unfortunately, we?re still not racing.
Algorithm and Blues
A comic-book tour of logic, math and madness, populated by Bertrand Russell and other superheroes of philosophy.
The School Issue: Junior High: Coming Out in Middle School
How 13-year-old kids are dealing with their sexual identity ? and how others are dealing with them.
Don?t Blame Flu Shots for All Ills, Officials Say
Some will die, miscarry or have a stroke after getting the swine flu vaccine, but the shot may not be responsible.
E-Records Get a Big Endorsement
The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System will offer its doctors subsidies of up to $40,000 to go to digital patient records.
Jakarta Journal: Nannies Get Holiday. Rich Families Get a Suite.
Their domestic workers out for Ramadan, Indonesia?s wealthy are on their own; many check into hotels.
Health Concerns Over Popular Contraceptives
Critics say Yaz and Yasmin, the top-selling birth control line in the U.S., pose greater health risks to women.
Cuts Meet a Culture of Spending at Condé Nast
With caviar and $1,000 nightly expense limits, cost-cutting has not been the same as at other publishers.
Streisand?s Fine Instrument and Classic Instinct
Opera singers might learn from the way Barbra Streisand treats singing ? as an extension of her acting.
Burst of Technology Helps Blind to See
Research based on advances in technology and biology is raising hopes for progress on one of science?s holy grails.
Basque Without Borders
Along the Bay of Biscay lies a culture that stretches from the south of France to the north of Spain. It is upfront and subtle, ancient and new.
Lucky Streisand Fans Were A-Listers for a Night
When Barbra Streisand sings, all fans are equal.
Patient Money: When Elder Care Problems Escalate, You Can Hire an Expert
Caring for an elderly parent is draining. When it gets especially tough, you may feel that you need the equivalent of a case worker.
U.S. Job Seekers Exceed Openings by Record Ratio
Unemployed Americans now confront a job market that is bleaker than ever in the current recession, and employment prospects are still getting worse.
New Cheney Taking Stage for the G.O.P.
Liz Cheney, daughter of the former vice president, is entertaining questions about a run for office.
Driven to Distraction: Truckers Insist on Keeping Computers in the Cab
The industry says computers that connect drivers to dispatchers can be used safely and should be exempt from legislation.
Editorial: High Cost of Death Row
States waste millions of dollars on verdicts, security and maintenance in pursuit of the death penalty. Abolishing it makes economic, not just moral, sense.
Explorer: Where Maine Comes Out of Its Other Shell
People have been shucking oysters, known for their distinctively briny taste, on the Damariscotta River for more than 2,000 years.
Theater Review | 'Othello': The General in His High-Tech Labyrinth
Peter Sellars?s exasperatingly misconceived ?Othello? stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as Iago and John Ortiz as the title character.
Editorial: Medicare Scare-Mongering
What the Republicans aren?t saying ? and what the Democrats clearly aren?t saying enough ? is that Medicare coverage should improve under health care reform.
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