A rose by any other name

These days one has to be careful not to read erroneous meanings into headlines. For instance in the New York Times I was intrigued to discover that rice was being grown in Iraq. Whoops, the rice grain had not been introduced as an agricultural crop after all. Instead the United States Secretary of State, Condelessa Rice dropped into Bahgdad on an official visit. Well wash my socks! Too bad because it will be helpful if some attention is paid to feeding those war ridden folks instead of holding our soldiers there to become dead heroes.
Be ever vigilant. Do not take headlines too literally, which could lead to rumors that just ain't so. It's OK to keep reading - just think about what you read.
Naomi Sherer