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Lights Out in America.(Letter to the Editor)
Newsweek International
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October 13, 2003 |
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Readers of our Aug. 25 story on America's blackout praised New Yorkers' deft handling of yet another crisis. Wrote one, "People were calm and considerate." Others criticized Americans' overuse of electricity.
Caught in the Dark
Along with the rest of the world after September 11, I watched with awe and great respect as New Yorkers carried on their lives with dignity, generosity and resolve. I witnessed that same resolve and graciousness during the August blackout ("Heart of Darkness," Aug. 25). We were in New York searching for an apartment for my daughter, who is attending graduate school there this fall. We had just gotten off the subway when the ...
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