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...second half of the 20th century, Detroit evolved from a vibrant city of the future—home of Henry Ford and his revolutionary automobile—to a classic urban case study in poverty and neglect. Buildings that once glowed with the promise of industrialization stand dilapidated, their shattered windows mirroring the lost dreams of a city facing racial tension, poverty, crime and unemployment. The results of the 2000 census labeled Detroit the most segregated city in the country...
Once reserved for a necessary but ultimately boring civic duty, Election Day could become one of the nation?s most exhilarating holidays. If so, trace it back to today, when former Presidents Carter and Ford delivered a long-awaited report on Election 2000 and how to make future elections run more smoothly. Their recommendations range from the mundane (re-evaluate the efficacy of punch-card ballots) to the nebulous (enforce civil rights statutes) to the vaguely diverting (make Election Day a federal holiday...
...simple, really. The current administration needs to sit down, take a good hard look at the Carter-Ford recommendations, and then, in public policy terms, "implement" (i.e. ignore) those suggestions while slowly introducing their own, fail-safe incentives. That way, everyone?s happy: The voters, who?ve gained a dollar/a soda/a houseguest; the politicians, who enjoy a newfound rush of popularity; and, of course, the ever-present spirit of our founding fathers, who will look down on us and smile at what we?ve managed to accomplish...
...Mississippi writers Welty mentored and befriended reads like a "Who's Who of American literature, including the late Willie Morris, Richard Ford, Ellen Gilchrist. Forty-eight-year-old Carolyn Haines, author of the critically acclaimed novels "Summer of the Redeemers" and "Touched," said Welty's work played a tremendous role in her decision to become a writer...
...Winners HARRISON FORD Indiana Jones actor rescues a 13-year-old lost boy scout. Last year he saved a climber. Surely, he's planting these victims to look heroic GARETH FOX Brit beats the competition to spend a night in a dog pound. Inspired, he vows to win the next contest. The prize? A week in a dirty car trunk RESHMILA SHAKYA Four-year-old girl is named Nepal's virgin goddess?gets a third eye, a chariot and is revered by thousands. What, no decoder ring? Losers ROWAN ATKINSON Mr. Bean creator crashes his Aston Martin into a wall...