Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By PHILLIP MILANO Question With all the trials and tribulations blind people must contend with, I wonder how, well, “lust” is handled. A sighted person can look upon a beautiful woman or handsome man and feel pleasure. Is the blind person reduced to feelings of extreme frustration that only lovemaking can relieve, or is fantasy and imagination able to lessen ...
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By PHILLIP MILANO Question I keep hearing about affluent teenagers having “trust funds.” What, may I ask, is a trust fund? Lynda, 20, Bronx, N.Y. Replies Typically it’s money set aside for a person for getting started in life, placed “in trust” so that it cannot be accessed until certain conditions are met, like turning 18/21, graduation of some kind, ...
Read More »DARE TO ASK: ‘Teaching’ the Bible in grade school
By PHILLIP MILANO Question The Bible was here before Christopher Columbus, before Lincoln and before Elvis. So why can’t it be fashioned into a history textbook and offered as a course in grade schools? Rhonda, 42, Christian, Knoxville, Tenn. Replies If we’re going to go there, we need a book on Jews, the Buddha and . . . and . ...
Read More »DARE TO ASK: U.S. blacks more tolerant of Hispanic immigrants
By PHILLIP MILANO Question How do African-Americans feel about all the Hispanics coming into the United States? Lindsay, 19, North Carolina Replies I don’t care who is coming to this country. At some point, we all had to migrate here or be brought or sent here. Tanaira, 16, Baltimore We don’t have a problem as long as the following criteria ...
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Then we’ll put our heads together …
By PHILLIP MILANO Ah, fall. Time again for us to think about melting Arctic ice, children who test poorly, large deficits, an appalling housing market and dark energy aiding the universe’s unabated march toward cold, black oblivion. Oh wait, we can think about that stuff any time. Instead, let’s think about answering Dare to Ask questions. Below are some happy ...
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Rude? You don’t know from nothin’
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do people from New York City tend to be ruder? John P., 28, Tampa Bay Replies I grew up in New York City. People who settle there have a great deal of ambition to get top jobs and are very competitive. This can easily manifest itself in rudeness. (Also) New Yorkers are always on guard ...
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