The NYTimes hasn't shown this much sense since Tom Wicker's day.

The Fear of Fear Itself

It's a nice title, too. I've been waiting to see the comparison of Bush's behavior with the wisdom in FDR's first inaugural speech.

uh, yeah

As commenter LongTooth says, can you imagine the laughs Richard Pryor could milk from this alibi?"

Chestnut tree poised for comeback

EDIT: Fixed link (thanks, chemoelectric)

It always seemed strange to me that most towns with tree-name streets have a Chestnut Street. In my experience, it's a rather rare tree. But it didn't use to be that way, and it may not be that way for much longer.