Word: dickinson
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...math teacher. After getting a buyout package in 1991 that included a year's salary, a full pension worth one-third of his salary and a guarantee of continued corporate-paid medical benefits for himself and his wife Judith, Weinstein went to the Teaneck, N.J., campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University for a teaching certificate. With a background in math and science, a longtime interest in teaching and a desire to spend more time with his wife and seven-year-old daughter Susan, Weinstein took a big pay cut--from $100,000 to $35,000 annually--to pursue his new career...
...never pinpointed, but investigators discovered such undeclared items as aerosol cans and plastic bottles containing acidic liquids, prompting the National Transportation Safety Board to warn that "the transportation of undeclared hazardous materials on airplanes remains a significant problem, and more aggressive measures are needed to address it." Lee Dickinson, an aviation engineer and a former NTSB member, cautions against premature comparisons. "We don't know yet whether or not the smoke cleared up in this case. We don't know how dense it was or where it came from." He adds, "Just because you see smoke doesn't necessarily mean...
...slam, for the uninitiated, is a kind of poetry Olympics in which poets perform their work before a panel of judges randomly chosen from the audience. Each performer is rated on a scale of 0 to 10; the highest cumulative score wins. It is poetry as team sport; Emily Dickinson vs. Langston Hughes on the wrestling mat. It is not for the faint of heart...
Encouraged, the hospital last May formally launched Contract for Care, a program aimed at individuals who fall just above the federal poverty level--$1,138 a month for a family of three. So far, a dozen patients have enrolled. Nancy Cameron Dickinson, 49, whose family income was less than $16,000 last year, weeded the hospital's garden beds and helped with landscaping to pay $800 she owed after Fallopian-tube surgery. Scott Smith, 29, an uninsured ski instructor, painted the ambulance bays to pay the $5,300 surgical bill he incurred after breaking his leg in a ski accident...
...parents wish it was. You proved the need for sex education and why it shouldn't be shunned by our educational system. People do not want to believe this is what's happening, but believe me, it is! ROBERT MAEYAERT, age 16 Dickinson...