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Fortunately, Castilian Spanish tends to be better pronounced and slower cadenced than elsewhere in Latin America. "Even when you botch up, it's worth it," notes Peter Moller, 58, a retired Colorado college professor who took a brushup course and then led a trip to the Galapagos. "People in Latin America are very understanding." Even so, those contemplating language immersion might want to learn the basics at a community college, then plunge in talking upon arrival...
...next several hours brought announcement of mostly expected victories, as Bush claimed New Hampshire, Utah, Idaho, Montana, West Virginia, Colorado and Alaska, while Gore won in Hawaii and Washington...
...vote for Nader or use their head and go with Gore? Some Nader allies have come up with interesting ways to solve their dilemma. Greg MacArthur, a philanthropist, is taking out newspaper ads in states that are considered safe for Gore (Massachusetts, New York) and safe for Bush (Texas, Colorado) urging progressives there to vote for Nader since the outcome there is a foregone conclusion. That strategy is meant to help Nader achieve his goal of securing 5% of the national vote so his Green Party can get federal matching funds in 2004. Another one that has popped...
...Colorado initiative seeks to increase per-student spending on education by the rate of inflation plus 1% for the next 10 years and at the rate of inflation thereafter. The state would also use at least $50 billion in surplus revenue for the next five years to fund new math and science programs at public schools...
...South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas and Colorado seek to direct taxes on gambling and lotteries to benefit schools...