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With the odds for success against many of Jackson's students, local educators applaud any program able to bolster academic performance even marginally. The cadets score two or three points higher on the act than their civilian peers. Last year nearly 96% of the district's cadets graduated, compared with 92% of its noncadets. "We have micromanaged these students and conditioned them to be successful," says Colonel Lucius Wright, director of Jackson's program. Says Jodie Brown, 23, a Forest Hill High School graduate and former JROTC cadet who last year returned to her alma mater as a history teacher...
...heads of bystanders packed six deep. If you think that is agony though, consider the poor drag queens who walk the 3-km-long route in 15-cm stilettos. A few floats and costumes may shock?and occasionally the crowd gasps loudly?but more often they simply laugh, applaud or roar in approval. The largest cheers are reserved for gay members of the police force, who march in uniform. Twenty-four years ago, the authorities stopped the protest march. Now they are part...
...public is tired of controversy. I applaud the quick solution by the I.S.U. and International Olympic Committee last week, showing the world that the athletes should come first. I also salute the Canadian Olympic Committee for standing up for its athletes. But now let's get back to the real reason for the Games...
...men’s) bodies. No one has the right to disrespect the body or decision of another person—even if that person has been drinking, even if that person invited you into her or his room or even if that person is your spouse. We applaud individuals like Sachs who already practice this mindset of respect and speak out against individuals who commit these actions. But until every individual adopts this mindset, rape will still exist in society, no matter what the laws say. And as long as people continue to commit sexual assault, CASV will continue...
...that Koizumi has done nothing. Analysts applaud his decision to guarantee only the first $75,000 in new time deposits, beginning April 1. The regulation is a warning that Tokyo cannot back the status quo forever. Still, as bankruptcies and layoffs increase, it's harder to introduce tough reform measures. "They are writing off loans, but the bad loans are growing faster," says C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International Economics in Washington. "That feeds a lack of confidence that brings more nonperforming loans--and that is a death spiral...