Saturday, December 10, 2005
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
On world stage, France's role is audience favorite
On world stage, France's role is audience favorite
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Friday, September 23, 2005
Monday, September 19, 2005
"154 Patients Died, Many in Intense Heat, as Rescues Lagged"
"154 Patients Died, Many in Intense Heat, as Rescues Lagged"
Many elderly people died in Paris during the 2003 heat wave. There may very well be some things for the US to learn from how France has responded to that tragedy. Perhaps it can leave to more elderly lives saved in future emergencies.
Many elderly people died in Paris during the 2003 heat wave. There may very well be some things for the US to learn from how France has responded to that tragedy. Perhaps it can leave to more elderly lives saved in future emergencies.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
"Politicus: A lethal ridiculousness in the European Union"
"Politicus: A lethal ridiculousness in the European Union"
Europe has big problems that need to be addressed says John VINOCUR, and yet there are only signs of hard work to ignore those problems or to hide them behind mundane business.
Europe has big problems that need to be addressed says John VINOCUR, and yet there are only signs of hard work to ignore those problems or to hide them behind mundane business.
Monday, June 13, 2005
J'ai honte de mon pays
J'ai honte de mon pays
These were the words said to me three times yesterday by people trying to help me after being robbed at the Nice Airport. The woman who did the paperwork for my rental car (from a French/German company, Sixt) and two police officers were extraordinary in their efforts to respond.
The woman literally ran off in pursuit of one of the men in the two person team that robbed me. She was unsuccessful but amazing all the same.
The two policemen could not have been nicer, and wrote up a report that I think would have been the envy of many starving writers in France. An excellent description of what happened.
And, then, a Frenchman called today to say that his colleague had found the plastic (zip-lock) bag that was stolen, with some of the items still in the bag.
These were the words said to me three times yesterday by people trying to help me after being robbed at the Nice Airport. The woman who did the paperwork for my rental car (from a French/German company, Sixt) and two police officers were extraordinary in their efforts to respond.
The woman literally ran off in pursuit of one of the men in the two person team that robbed me. She was unsuccessful but amazing all the same.
The two policemen could not have been nicer, and wrote up a report that I think would have been the envy of many starving writers in France. An excellent description of what happened.
And, then, a Frenchman called today to say that his colleague had found the plastic (zip-lock) bag that was stolen, with some of the items still in the bag.
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