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...concept of taking a successful school and merging it is a very bitter pill to swallow,” said Peabody School Principal Ellen Varella...
...biggest thing standing between a cranky lame-duck Senate and its holiday break. Lott got the deal he wanted, but the props speak to larger realities about the new department. It's a creature born of politics, haste and a leap of faith. President Bush initially rejected the concept, then embraced it last June amid revelations of large-scale pre-9/11 intelligence failures. But will merging 22 federal agencies into a single department whose primary mission is fighting terrorism actually make us any safer? Probably, the experts say--but not as safe as we might hope. A lot depends...
...your article on whether california's "three strikes" statute, which doubles the penalty for second-time offenders guilty of serious or violent crimes, is unconstitutional [LAW, Nov. 11]: It amazes me that the concept of personal responsibility carries so little weight these days. Sending someone to prison for life for committing a petty theft seems harsh at first glance, but not when it's the third felony. I'm all for second chances, but every one of these criminals knew that a third strike would mean life in prison. If they choose not to change their ways, let them live...
...second stop on Liza Minnelli and David Gest's world tour to explain why VH1 canceled their reality show after the first week of taping--and to try to sell that same concept to another channel. I am happy to be an audience member. It's a really good show...
...Even hotels at the top end of the spectrum are adopting the high-concept approach. In New York City, the Library Hotel, where rooms run as high as $395 a night, borrows its theme from the neighboring main branch of the New York Public Library. Each of the hotel's 10 residence floors is dedicated to a different area of knowledge, and every room is subtly decorated with art and books reflecting its particular subject. The eighth floor is the literature floor, and the prints hanging on the wall in room 800.005, the Fairy Tales room, are scenes from...