Word: interesting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Human Interest...
...revenues seemed like a dangerous compromise of the paper's objectivity. Reporter Jim Newton, whose beat includes Mayor Richard Riordan's office, explains in layman's terms, "If I had a financial arrangement with Mayor Riordan and wrote about him, I'd be fired. It's a conflict of interest...
Certainly, Gates is more vulnerable now. But betting against him is the longest running mistake in the tech world. Microsoft has the resources and the moxie to survive and thrive. Start with an astounding balance sheet with $19 billion in cash. Interest alone will add $1.6 billion of earnings in the fiscal year ending in June, analysts estimate. That by itself is more than the annual profit of nine of 10 FORTUNE 500 companies. Gates exploits his money machine. He has large stakes in cable, Internet and telecom properties, pretty much assuring himself a big piece of the tech future...
...high school principal, I believe I have some insight into a contemporary high school. You have provided your readers with an absolutely accurate picture of a very typical high school, without exaggeration or minimization. By including the full cast of participants--students, parents, teachers, administrators, support staff and outside interest groups--you have made very clear the diverse pressures that are inherent in every public high school. Thank you for illuminating a very complex social/educational institution. EDWARD A. WEST Fairview...
...truly gifted and talented." And while grades below C seldom make children or their parents proud, they can serve as a call to action. Says Dillon: "With encouragement from teachers and parents, falling a few times is not harmful and can be the jolt that awakens greater interest and responsibility...