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This system encourages sugar-beet and cane farmers to grow more than anyone wants--at least at these inflated prices. The farmers are diverted from growing crops that would add more value to the economy. And high sugar prices discourage consumers from buying sugar...
Above all, though, Sono is New York. Look for proof in a menu celebrating the Jewish holiday of Passover: matzo balls in miso soup, sansho pepper-crusted lamb, even gefilte fish quenelles with wasabi and beet juice...
...braids their hair, brown and blond alike, into cornrows. "Whenever my mom used to braid my hair," says senior Ann Barnes, "she'd say the more it hurts, the prettier it is." A minute later, her light, silky hair in Ms. Rodriguez's firm hands, Ann turns beet red, clenches her teeth and yells out, "OOOUUUCHHH...
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR: STORIES OF VALUES AND VIRTUES By Arthur Dobrin (Scholastic) Two zebras from rival herds overcome prejudice by falling in love. A tiny gerbil helps a couple of ostriches harvest a giant beet. Strength of character, rather than muscle, enables the heroes of this cozy collection of children's stories to perform amazing feats of kindness, understanding and cooperation. The text, written by a clergyman, refrains from preaching, and the illustrations by Jacqueline Rogers are sweet but not saccharine. Each of the 13 moral tales ends with a question, providing a natural segue to discussion. The book...
...remember being beet red, but I don't think I said this," he adds...