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Finally, the College should reform the celebrations surrounding Commencement to gear them toward families of modest means. The senior clambake ("Lobster or prime rib, clams, corn soft drinks, beer and more!" my schedule announces,) costs $25 per plate. For the nuclear family of two parents, two children and a pair of grandparents, this meal adds another $150 to the already substantial cost of Commencement...
Think about it. In the meantime, I'll be shining up my new combine for the upcoming square dance. And I'll be detassling Iowa corn and tenderizing Iowa beef for a real Iowa bash...
Sadly, Field of Dreams did not win the best picture Oscar and no doubt had little chance, but I have to admit to secretly rooting for the "baseball in the corn" film. It captured some of the magic of the game and thereby a piece of my heart...
...greatest benefit of Earthwatch is the commitment that its volunteers acquire in the field. Says Tundi Agardy, a marine biologist who started Earthwatch's turtle programs: "The immediate benefit is to help save a generation of endangered turtles, but the real value is that volunteers themselves become the seed corn of the conservation movement, spreading the word when they return home...
...three hours on school days, not past 7 p.m., up to 18 hours a week. Investigators raided one restaurant that employed 156 workers under 16 in violation of the hour restrictions. They also found 900 cases of children operating dangerous machinery -- meat slicers and paper balers, trash compactors and corn pickers...