Author Archives: floegel

Bang Bang, Baby

10/17/2002 – 8:59 pm

I saw a wire service report the other day that said military sharpshooters are upset that the Washington, DC serial killer is being referred to as a “sniper.” “Snipers don’t take innocent life,” one sharpshooter said. Is it just me, or is there a lack of perspective in play here? An armed assailant is killing […]

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All the Fish in the Stream

10/10/2002 – 8:55 pm

Every two years, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature publishes a “red list” of endangered species. This year’s list, just out, names 11,167 species, up 121 since 2000. One of the species featured on this year’s list is the saiga, an antelope native to central Asia. Ten years ago, there were over a […]

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It’s Come To This

10/3/2002 – 8:53 pm

Eliot Spitzer, New York State’s attorney general, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against five corporate executives for abuse of initial public offerings. Mr. Spitzer’s suit charges that the executives, from such disgraced firms as Worldcom and Qwest, gorged themselves on exclusive IPOs throughout the best of the bubble years, in exchange for steering millions of dollars […]

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Middle-Aged Men

9/26/2002 – 3:20 pm

Two middle-aged men crossed my path last week, both of them talking about war. The first was Vice President Dick Cheney, who came to Burlington last Thursday to give a pep talk to Air National Guard pilots and ground crews. Once that short chore was finished and Mr. Cheney could technically charge his massive travel […]

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Only a Game

9/19/2002 – 3:18 pm

What if it’s all just a game? In recent weeks, George W. Bush has accused Saddam Hussein of bad sportsmanship in Iraq’s dealings with the United Nations and the western powers. According to Mr. Bush, Mr. Hussein advances and retreats, “crawfishes,” cooperates one day and impedes the next. George Bush is right, that’s exactly what […]

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Keep the Faith

9/12/2002 – 3:16 pm

It’s been a terrible year. We have all found renewed purpose and patriotism, we’ve all regained a badly needed sense of perspective, but few of us have fond memories of the past 12 months. It’s not just about terrorism and international politics. The last year has seen 300 Roman Catholic priests removed from their positions […]

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Where’s Warren?

9/5/2002 – 3:14 pm

Warren Anderson is a wealthy man. He lives near the Atlantic Ocean. In the summer months, Mr. Anderson and his wife Lillian live in the Hamptons, on Long Island. In winter, they live near the Florida coast. In 1984, Warren Anderson was chief executive officer of the Union Carbide Corporation. In December of that year, […]

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