Word: current
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...Current state and federal laws tightly control any action involving asbestos in buildings and enclosed areas, but there are no laws dealing with asbestos in the soil and in open areas...
...member Hannah Choi '01 said she saw the current reform as one that has a different purpose from extending voting privileges to associates...
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced last Thursday that he wants to allow downtown hotel bars to remain open until 4 a.m.--two hours later than the current closing time...
...supporting the different theories in order to make up their minds as to which theory they wish to believe. We cannot present any and all theories of how the earth began as explanations with equal merit. It is our responsibility as adults to decide for them from among the current theories which is the most convincing scientifically. Moreover, there are very few teachers who believe both theories have equal weight. It would be very difficult for a teacher to present these theories solely on the merits without allowing their own biases to color their presentation of the material...
There are far-reaching implications of these new discrepancies in teaching standards for Kansas students. Eventually, many of these students will leave Kansas for other areas of the world, and they will be unprepared to deal with many common current scientific ideas. Granted, not knowing the theory of evolution probably won't have a great effect on one's quality of life, but the precedent being set foreshadows an increasingly large split between education standards in the Midwest and the other regions of the country. As a result, students from the Midwest will be at a strong disadvantage...