Fatale silence.In "Silent Femmes" (April), Amy Sullivan never suggested simply tossing out the "boys' rules" and developing some new ones. We're not asking for "girls' rules"; we just want them a bit more androgynous an·drog·y·nous adj. 1. Biology Having both female and male characteristics; hermaphroditic. 2. Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or behavior. . I realize the boys at the top are never going to create a structure that lacks a sports or war motif motif, in literature motif (mōtēf`), in literature, term that denotes the recurrent presence of certain character types, objects, settings, or situations in diverse genres and periods of folklore and literature. , which is why we've got to get a few more girls promoted. Maybe if half the people making the decisions were women--not just a token one or two--and therefore had shared the painful experience of shouting their way into recognition, they'd have both the inclination inclination, in astronomy, the angle of intersection between two planes, one of which is an orbital plane. The inclination of the plane of the moon's orbit is 5°9' with respect to the plane of the ecliptic (the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun). and clout to turn down the volume of those editorial meetings and transform them into an environment where smart, clear, concise, but quieter voices could be heard. Marjorie A. Stockford Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine, with a 2004 population of 63,882. Portland is Maine's cultural, social and economic capital. Tourists are drawn to Portland's historic Old Port district along Portland Harbor, which is at the mouth of the Fore River and part Earlier today, I consulted a writer friend about how to package a pitch to our local newspaper. She said, "Oh! I've had this column I've been meaning to send you," and it was "Silent Femmes." I just finished reading--and highlighting--your fabulous piece. The second-grader scenario nearly made me cry since I happen to have a daughter in second grade who is experiencing precisely what you describe, much as I did (remember those "check minuses" you could get for citizenship?). I have to believe that your piece, Dowd's from a couple of months ago, and of course the incident at the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). have had an effect. Jill Miller Zimon Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. |
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