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Hinnant, Marian •admission that story of death of father of was made up in order to be excused from Ted Stevens jury and attend horse race in California is offered...
...also say that members of the Board are “divorced by the proceedings, since many of them skip hearings related to student discipline.” This is insulting to members of the Board who faithfully attend all meetings despite the tremendous amount of time involved (the Board meets every week throughout the term, and the preparation for the members prior to the meeting is extensive). The members of the Board are dedicated members of this community who are committed to the work of the College. This point is one that is particularly disappointing...
...fact that black churches have traditionally been a place for coping with the legacy of racism in this country. When Obama left Trinity, he suggested that the scrutiny he faced because of Wright's sermons would follow him to whatever church he and his family chose to attend as the First Family. That will be especially true if the Obamas choose another traditional black church, where the rhetoric on matters of social policy and everyday life - not just on racism - may sound radical to much of the country...
...Right now, Tucker argues, most American teenagers slide through high school, viewing it as a mandatory pit stop to hang out and socialize. Of those who do go to college, half attend community college. So Tucker's thinking is why not let them get started earlier? If that happened nationwide, he estimates the cost savings would add up to $60 billion a year. "All money that can be spent either on early childhood education or elsewhere," he says...
Things didn't go according to plan. The plotters sought wider support, and, as the story goes, one of the individuals to whom they reached out alerted his brother-in-law, a lord, not to attend Parliament on Nov. 5. The building was searched, and Fawkes was apprehended along with his stockpile of gunpowder. Tortured on the rack, he revealed the names of his co-conspirators. Some of them were killed while resisting arrest; others, including Fawkes, pled not guilty and went to trial, where they were convicted of high treason. In January, 1606, the remaining conspirators were hanged, drawn...