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Taxpayers who relaxed when they read George Bush's lips now have something else to fret about: Michael Dukakis, Mario Cuomo, Jim Thompson and other Governors are mouthing a different message. Their states face deficits or pressing needs, and, unlike the Federal Government, they are barred from deliberately shelling out more than they take in. Unless they sharply slice spending, they will be unable to echo the President's "no new taxes" pledge. / To cover their budget gaps, 23 states are considering or have already adopted tax hikes...
Apart from his philosophical disinclination to build behemoths, it is hard to imagine Holl producing anything so large that he could not personally fret over every detail. The walls he designed for one apartment, for instance, tilt for arcane aesthetic reasons at precisely 4 degrees. Given the chance, Holl designs not just a building but also its custom chairs, custom lighting fixtures, custom rugs, custom windows and custom door handles. His signature gesture, geometric figures imprinted onto everything from windows to tableware in a kind of new-age homage to Johannes Kepler, can seem the impulse of a meticulous craftsman...
Considering that it represents a reversal of centuries of black subordination, the rise of the black manager has been accomplished with remarkably little upheaval. But not without some strain. African Americans who have risen through affirmative-action plans can face resentment from white underlings. Some white subordinates fret over whether black bosses will favor other blacks. And the stories are common among black managers of white employees who ceaselessly buck their authority or who go over their heads to complain to higher-placed whites...
Aside from nutritional concerns, critics fret that consumers are being misled. According to a 1985 ruling by the Food and Drug Administration, packaged surimi must be labeled "imitation" unless it has been fortified to be nutritionally equivalent to crab, scallops or whatever. But the regulation is frequently ignored by groceries and fish markets. Patrons of fast-food eateries, delis and restaurants, meanwhile, must look out for themselves. The only state to require that dishes made with imitation seafood be so identified on menus is Maine, where the real thing still remains supreme...
Many educators question the distinction between advising a student on his essay and composing it for him. Others fret that students may become so used to molding their personalities to suit the college market that they will lose touch with who they are and what they believe. Says Thomas Anthony, director of admissions at Colgate University: "The new approach robs the kid of working his way through a major life choice...