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...matrimony is relatively new. Many middle and high schools in more than 40 states have taken the plunge into marriage education in the past four years, according to Diane Sollee, director of the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education. This year Florida went a step further, mandating marriage ed as a high school graduation requirement. Arizona, Utah and South Dakota are considering similar legislation...
...whether kids who watch Dawson's Creek and get free condoms at school are thinking in the long term. Says University of Washington marriage expert John Gottman: "They should be learning about dating and how to even talk to the opposite sex." Some psychologists have another worry: that marriage ed puts conforming pressure on teens who may be questioning their sexual orientation...
...undisputed world hot dog-eating champion, may not return to Coney Island July 4 to try to win the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for a third time. The 131-lb. "Black Hole of Kofu" first won the competition in 1997, when he defeated 360-lb. Ed ("The Animal") Krachie of New York City by downing 24 1/2 dogs (plus buns). "At first they booed me, probably because I am a skinny little man," says Nakajima, who soon became a crowd favorite. A Nathan's spokesman attributed the champ's reluctance to compete to a dispute between Nakajima...
...Like its counterparts on the women's team, the co-ed sailors grabbed the last qualifying slot in the New England region by finishing fourth at the New England Dinghy Championships, held at the University of Rhode Island...
...Next year's team will be very good. Although we lose Dustin and Joel, we get Ed Mosley back from his year off. We also are bringing in another outstanding recruiting class. We are gearing up for another record-breaking year," he added...