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...these harbingers of a long slide into bi- or multilingualism and a culturally fragmented citizenry -- the Quebecification of America? There are those who fear so. "Whatever happend to the idea of E pluribus unum?" asks Robert Parker, chairman of Arizonans for Official English, an organization endorsing English as the state's official language. Republican Representative Toby Roth of Wisconsin is so alarmed he has introduced a bill -- the Declaration of Official Language Act -- that would eliminate bilingual ballots and require English-proficiency exams for all citizenship applications. Last March, California Republican Congressman John Doolittle submitted a constitutional amendment that would...
...drafts of each) and several smaller assignments. No sooner do we crank out four 10-to-12 pagers than the semester is over; our only certain improvement is our adroitness at fast writing. Instead of mastering the careful craft of revision, we are pushed into a cycle of the bi-weekly expos "all-nighter...
...Obviously some of the potential responses area rally or buttons or stickers that allow studentsto show...individual support for bi, gay andlesbian rights," she said...
...think the administration sees the need for it," said Outcalt. "It is something that benefits all students, not just bi, gay and lesbian students...
...financed his campaign largely out of his own pocket, won 54% of the vote -- in a city where George Bush won only 22% -- to defeat city councilman Michael Woo, a liberal Democrat endorsed by Clinton. Riordan will succeed five-term Mayor Tom Bradley, who was elected by a bi-racial coalition that Woo had hoped would carry him to office as well. Riordan's base is among white voters attracted by his promise to make L.A. safe and thus create jobs. "Businesses do not want to come into a war zone," he said after his victory. Turnout was high -- helped...