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WASHINGTON -- Residents of Austin, Texas, home of the state's government and flagship university, have very refined social consciences, if they do say so themselves, and they do say so, speaking via bumper stickers. Don R. Willett, a justice of the state Supreme Court, has commuted behind bumpers proclaiming "Better a Bleeding Heart Than None at All," "Practice Random Acts of Kindness and Senseless Beauty," "The Moral High Ground Is Built on Compassion," "Arms Are For Hugging," "Will Work (When the Jobs Come Back From India)," "Jesus Is a Liberal," "God Wants Spiritual Fruits, Not Religious Nuts," "The Road to Hell Is Paved With Republicans," "Republicans Are People Too -- Mean, Selfish, Greedy People" and so on. But Willett thinks Austin subverts a stereotype: "The belief that liberals care more about the poor may scratch a partisan or ideological itch, but the facts are hostile witnesses." Alienated, but not alone A few weeks ago a man and woman walked into a lawyer's office in Fayetteville. They told of how their 16-year-old son had been beaten regularly for years by other school kids. They said these beatings sometimes required medical attention. Should we drink water or soak uniforms in it? There are trace amounts of various prescription and over-the-counter drugs in municipal water systems across the country and throughout the world. Thanks to an Associated Press review and report of drug seepage, fuel has been added to the heated debate over whether this presence in drinking water will be harmful to humans over time. Letters to the Editor |
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