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...need something institutionalized for kids who would benefit from an advanced math curriculum,” said committee member Marc C. McGovern. Nolan said that many parents of children who are not challenged by their math curriculum are concerned that the district has neglected its abler students. In an e-mail to Nolan, parent Joy Lucas wrote, “As a parent I would like to feel confident that gifted children receive the same accommodations as struggling students.” Nolan said that the “irony of Cambridge” is that the high school...
...Bill Abler soaks up the moments with his grandchildren--literally. He loves to fish off the banks of quiet Forest Lake with his two oldest grandkids, both of whom live within 30 miles of his home in Circle Pines, Minn. But Abler admits that with so many grandchildren--six in all--sometimes the littlest in the pack get short shrift, especially Sadie, 7. "When I go visit her and her brother, she says hi and then runs off to play," Abler, 59, says. "I've always wanted to be closer, but I really wasn't sure how since I never...
...Abler and Sadie took their weekend in the fall of 2002. They hiked, canoed, built a birdhouse and talked--a lot. Sadie also had plenty of time to play with other kids, while her granddad relaxed in the company of his peers. Here's the best part: when they returned home, Sadie asked if they could do something together again next year. "Now when I go visit she hugs me, and then often we'll sit and talk or read a book together," Abler says. "We're building a wonderful bond...
...that's the point--wonderful experiences and wonderful memories. "Camp is a great place to enhance the very important role we have in our grandkids' lives," says Abler. "We have the opportunity to have fun with them, to listen when they need a place to empty their feelings and to impart our wisdom. We can be totally relaxed in a way that a parent cannot be." And--if it isn't stating the obvious--you can also hand them back to Mom and Dad when camp is over...
With that, the Democrats were forced to recalibrate. Their unstated implication had been that, in abler hands, the country might have been spared the tragedy. On the Senate floor on Thursday, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton had cited a New York Post headline that declared "Bush Knew," and added, "The President knew what? My constituents would like to know the answer." But by Friday, Mrs. Clinton was backing off, saying that she was not "looking to point fingers or place blame on anybody." Said Georgia Senator Max Cleland: "This thing went south fast. One side defends, the other side finger-points...