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There was a miracle atop Capitol Hill Wednesday - nine lawyers agreed on something. The Supreme Court voted unanimously to uphold a college policy requiring students to pay an activity fee, some of which is paid out to political groups. The suit was brought by a group of conservative Christian students at the University of Wisconsin who found it downright un-American that they were forced to pay an annual $331 student activity fee that empowers some causes they abhor, including the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Campus Center and the Students of National Organization for Women (which supports abortion rights). The students...
...exchange of ideas or by allowing students to contribute to their own causes as individuals - even if they choose no cause at all. It's easy to see how the Court believed the free flow of ideas that colleges aim to promote would best be served by making the fee mandatory. After all, if you gave a college kid $300 bucks, would you expect it to go to the Sierra Club? In delivering the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, "It is inevitable that government will adopt and pursue programs and policies within its constitutional powers but which nonetheless...
...tentative agreement with Babies "R" Us to sell the StrollerStand, which she expects to gross $500,000 a year. She has also launched a website, ParentWise.com where she encourages other moms to send in their own ideas, in return for which she promises to pay them a licensing fee. What she has found, however, is that many of her site's visitors (30,000 hits since July) are looking for advice on how to become entrepreneurs themselves. "It just shows what a desire there is out there to start up your own business and make money," she observes. Her advice...
Tuition for adults is $320 a week, and the children's fee is a mere $85. Grown-ups pay $240 for food and dorm housing, and children can bunk with parents for free (call 828-298-3434, or visit www.swangathering.org for more information). Youngsters have breakfast and lunch with their parents and spend most of the day with children's program leader Denisa Rullmoss and her assistants. Kids visit a nearby nature center, explore the creeks and woods in the surrounding area, make candles, learn songs and play several kinds of instruments. They are not only exposed to a variety...
...says Marsha, "because I never have to decide what or when we're going to eat." The shorefront college has its own garden to supply the cafeteria with fresh vegetables and fruit, and many families pick blueberries and bring them to the kitchen for a special treat. The adult fee is $575 and includes all meals, accommodations and field trips. Children pay from $140 to $250. The telephone number is 207-288-5015, and the website is www.coa.edu...