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Lead Story: The Columbine Tragedy: Countering the Hysteria by Barbara Dority In defense of our civil liberties, it is necessary to resist panicked overreactions to the spate of recent school shootings and new threats. The Tinker Test of Reality by Dominick S. Pangallo A high-school student relates his own ironic experience with what is becomming a routine infringement on young people's freedoms. Cover Story: Making This the Last Century of War Kosovo: Could It Have Been Avoided? by John M. Swomley The United States' enduring Cold War-mentality has once again resulted in a misguided strategy to solve problems in a foreign nation—this time in Yugoslavia. How to Abolish War by Michael Renner As the most war-ravaged century in human history comes to a close, a proposal is offered to help humanity finally achieve a lasting peace. Dancing the Dance to Freedom by Marge Eilerman A Franciscan nun, imprisoned for trying to close the School of the Americas, tells of the bloodshed she believes has been caused by this U.S. Army-run training program. The Humanist Essay Contest: 1998 Winners Do You Want to Come Over for Dinner,
Friend? by Frank Ridzi Urban Growth Boundaries: A Humanistic Success Story by Rodney Byrd Invisible Censorship: The Freedom of the Press and Its Responsibility by Cathleen Thom An Issue to Savor by Gina Kramer Philosophical Think Piece: Compassion As a Means to Freedom by Julian Friedland Developing a compassionate disposition, as humanism advocates and Buddhism teaches, is a necessary prerequisite for ethical living. | |||||||||