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...sure, many public schools--and their baleful unions and wretched bureaucrats, their rigid rules and we-know-best manner--have done a lot to hurt themselves. But as the most committed parents leave, the schools may falter more, giving the larger community yet another reason to fret over their condition. "A third of our support for schools comes from property taxes," says Ray Simon, director of the Arkansas department of education. "If a large number of a community's parents do not fully believe in the school system, it gets more difficult to pass those property taxes. And that directly...
...mood will falter a little as you drive onto campus. "Let's go in and find your dorm assignment first," you'll suggest. "I know it!" she'll snap back. She's under great stress, so don't let this get to you. She wants to appear as if she has everything under control, even though she is actually feeling completely lost...
...this, of course, rests on the deal actually going through, which looked likely late last week, but still could falter. In fact, the Financial Times reported that Alcatel's move may have put Lucent in play, with such rivals as Ericsson said to be contemplating a run at Lucent's wireless infrastucture business, if not the entire company itself. Stay tuned...
Fortunately, Minnesota will not win the World Series this year. They will falter to rich teams down the stretch—-once money, again, wins out. This year’s champion will be from New York or Boston or Los Angeles or Atlanta...
...Harvard women's hockey team knew they needed to sweep both games last weekend to have a chance at the ECAC league title. They also needed Dartmouth to falter in one of its two games...