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"If you’re going to be old and sick, make sure you’re rich." Gerald Jogerst, associate professor of family medicine, projecting the future effects of an aging population and a small number of geriatricians on health care for the elderly (Des Moines Business Record, Oct. 30).

"Older individuals must be able to assess their memory skills to function safely in their everyday lives." Carolyn Turvey, associate in psychiatry, noting that a patient’s tendency to overrate or underrate their memory can be as detrimental as an actual loss of memory itself (Yahoo! News, Nov. 6).

"If they had gotten it wrong in a state that didn’t matter, Rhode Island or Delaware or Maryland, we wouldn’t have noticed." Arthur Miller, professor of political science, referring to the fact that exit pollsters called it wrong in Florida (Los Angeles Times, Nov. 9).

"It’s just straight weird that the expectancies are violated in this way." Robert Baron, professor of psychology, feeling the palpable tension in the air as the public is denied its accustomed post-election day rituals of concession and victory speeches (Iowa City Gazette, Nov. 9).

"But I think we will all be contemplating how to make it easier and more foolproof to cast a ballot in this country. We have to think very carefully about how to make it as straightforward as possible for people to express their preferences." Peverill Squire, professor of political science, citing punch cards and butterfly ballots as potential sources of voter confusion (Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 10).

"There are Democrats who now prefer to allow Bush to stew in his own juices and come back strong in the next election." Cary Covington, associate professor of political science, predicting that the long-range future may be bleaker for the winner of the current presidential election than for the loser (Yahoo! News, Nov. 10).

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