Pubdate: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 Source: Savannah Morning News (GA) Copyright: 2001 Savannah Morning News Contact: http://www.savannahnow.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/401 Author: Tony Thompson CHANGING TIMES WILL END INTEREST IN OTHER ISSUES It's tragic irony, but many things have changed recently. Among others, it appears there will be much less interest in: * Kosovo and whatever the U.N. wants to do there. * Colombia and whether it wants to export coffee, bananas or cocaine. * Slavery and the insane idea of paying anybody reparations. * Your yard and whether you want to dig a ditch, cut a tree or plant something on it. * The insane war on drugs and whatever you want to self-medicate yourself with. * Banning Confederate flags. No doubt, they'll be encouraged now. They are red, white and blue, and they scream defiance. Anyone questioning the meaning now will be looking too deep. * Gary Condit's interviews. TONY THOMPSON Metter - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom