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...that even the Summerbridge program--a program designed to teach America's students using a non-traditional method--was confined by standardized testing strictures. This fall I read an issue of Newsweek that spoke to my concerns. A flood of memories poured over me: I began to collect information from editorials, essays, novels, speeches, casual conversation and personal experience. Now, I feel compelled to contribute my viewpoints to the already volatile debate...
...justifiably, strict limits are placed on backcountry use. Camping, hiking, boating, hunting, fishing and climbing are restricted. Campfires are forbidden. Dogs must be leashed or are simply banished altogether. In the mountains above the Colorado city where I make my home, dog owners are now required by law to collect their pets' excrement and carry it out. In a growing number of places, as previously mentioned, responsible behavior now dictates that humans carry out their own excrement as well...
...same old Dumpster divers and mail thieves they've always been, stealing card numbers off receipts and bills and then trying to pass as the cardholder. And if they succeed, who gets hurt? Not consumers. Federal law limits their liability to $50, and many card issuers don't even collect that. It's the merchants who take the hit - standard bank practice when the cards are not present at the point of sale (when they are present, the loss is the bank's). Address verification and other screening programs can help merchants avoid bad sales. Yet these tools...
Together for the first time in more than two decades, the four warriors of this onetime supergroup are nearly old enough to collect Social Security. Yet their crystal vocal harmonies and politically conscious folk-rock remain surprisingly affecting. With a couple of superb contributions by Young, they've come up with something more than mere deja vu. But in the age of the Backstreet Boys, you wonder: Will anyone pay attention...
...privacy advocates, who fear the data could be used to indict Net surfers who use pirated materials such as CDs (sometimes unwittingly). The reaction drew a quick response from RealNetworks, which announced Monday that it was releasing a free software download that would block the program's ability to collect personal infomration...