The rumblings of religious groups referred to in "Doubts Among the Faithful," by Steven Waldman (Op-Ed, March 7), should dispel any remaining reservations about the destructive potential of President Bush's initiative to provide federal money to religious organizations that perform social work.
The White House, however, noted some remaining reservations with the bill's language.
In addition, they argue that there is no reason to try — the exemptions and accommodations in the mandate are sufficient, some say, and the church's teaching that access to good, affordable health care is a basic right should outweigh any remaining reservations.
In those days, the Jesuits forbade Lakota to be spoken in school, though a formal apology to the tribe was issued and the remaining reservation Jesuit school in South Dakota, the Red Cloud Indian School, now teaches the language.
A devastating blow was delivered when the Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Missouri River in 1953, flooding more than 150,000 acres at the heart of the remaining reservation.
As a first provisional stage to offer a robust reservation system, deploying protection mechanisms ensures that the reservations remain valid when the system is in operation.
About a third of the nation's 310 reservations ban alcohol, but Pine Ridge is the only remaining dry reservation in South Dakota.
In the end, 69% of shareholders supported him.Yet reservations remain about the balance of power in the company.
Neutral, according to Merrill Lynch, means that it is not clear when a company will be profitable and that "significant uncertanties or reservations remain".
But Indian reservations remain among the poorest places in the nation, with high unemployment, high out-of-wedlock birthrates and chronic drug and alcohol abuse.
