United Way of America is like the United Nations. If its constituent members don't pay their back dues, they won't have it to fall back on.

Tom McMillen proposes to clean up the House of Representatives. If only the voters will let him back to do it.

How about Japan's Sumo Association grant that our man Konishiki is the yokozuna (numero uno)? And Major League Baseball welcome the Nintendo Company's generous offer to rescue the Mariners for Seattle?