excelent, myself a a grandmother of a autistic child. my primary concern is the wellbeing of this person and his growth ,psicological and physical. To me autism is an new ilness of our times. and maybe related to enviromental and some nutricional characteristic of our times. We most act as a whole society and help this persons to cope and survive in a complete strange and even hostil enviroment. ana
Ana Moran Jersey City New Jersey
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A brown mink handbag? A gray fur coat? A mink and leather bracelet? And a briefcase made of 100 percent alligator? Is this really NEWSWEEK's idea of what readers want to see on anyone's holiday shopping list? Your readers are sophisticated, well informed and compassionate. This is a Santa list we can do without.
Jennie Taylor Martin
Virginia Beach, Va.
Not Flipping Over a New Coin
Here we go again with another attempt to generate acceptance of a dollar coin ("Change: A New Currency for $1 Coins," Periscope, Nov. 27). First, it was a reduction in size from the traditional "silver" dollar to something resembling a quarter. Then a change of color to "golden" was identified as a way to encourage acceptance of the coin, but it tarnished easily. Now the idea is to change the portrait on the dollar coin every few months, similar to the quarter-coin program. The only way a dollar coin could gain acceptance would be if vending machines regularly accepted the denomination. Without a commitment on the part of vending-machine manufacturers, the dollar coin will continue to remain as unused as the equally rare half-dollar coin. To further encourage the use of such coins, the dollar bill could be removed from circulation, as it was long ago in Canada.
Daniel B. Lovgren
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