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...Meacham, the No. 2 editor at Newsweek, has written a handsomely Plutarchan study that weaves together the lives, characters and fates of Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in the years of their wartime partnership. Most of the anecdotes have been told a thousand times, but Meacham manages to align the two giants in a way that makes the stories seem fresh, the two men, seen so close together, casting interesting lights upon each other...
...vote came after a landmark ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) last Tuesday that affirmed the right of same sex couples to be afforded the benefits married heterosexual couples are awarded. The court stayed the decision for 180 days to give the legislature time to align its laws with the ruling...
...goals we have worked out with the superintendent includes five things to do at the high school: to make sure the curriculum is rigorous and consistent across the five small schools, to align the School Improvement Plan to new benchmarks for improvement; to achieve full accreditation as soon as possible, to administer a climate survey to teachers and students and to plan for implementing a better schedule in 2005. He has also promised to improve the evaluation of teachers throughout the district...
However, when the board's Reading Development Committee met in May, its chair, retired English teacher Joan Vinson of Dallas, argued against excluding those books. "These books are included in some of the best literature out there," Vinson said. "Also, if we're trying to align the SAT more with school curricula, that's something we can't do if we exclude these books." Other committee members heartily agreed that passages from William Faulkner and James Joyce--authors typically assigned only in the best schools--should also be considered for inclusion. Students who have already read these authors will have...
...Vila were the father of the industrious craftsmen responsible for this table, he would be a very proud man. It took two full days to perfect the stencils for the beer mug centerpiece and align the white silhouettes used to ensure perfect cup placement. The table is also equipped with five detachable legs that ensure easy set-up, and it occupies a prominent spot above the fireplace when...