Word: itemization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With Rush Limbaugh baying about the evils of university liberalism and Newt Gingrich proselytizing for prayers in public schools, it comes as no surprise that another item on the New Right's agenda has steadily gained steam in the last few years: book banning. And if a school district around Philadelphia is any indication, the consequences could be even more chilling than anything proposed by our new Congress...
...someone who just lost 28 lbs. in three months, I think the secret to weight loss is to write down everything you eat, listing the calories and fat grams for each item. This forces you to think about what you are eating. Next, make sure the calories and fat grams you consume are at a level that results in weight loss. This is not that difficult today, as we have fat-free cheese and potato chips (that are almost as good as the originals). With just a little discipline, most people should be able to lose weight and keep...
...this is despite the fact that education is the biggest line item in most state budgets. Indeed, total U.S. spending on education in 1994 was estimated at $484 billion, almost double the $250 billion spent on defense. But of the average $5,300 spent per pupil each year, some experts estimate that less than half goes into the classroom. The rest goes to such important auxiliary services as athletic coaching and lunch programs--but also to the bureaucracy that both supports and entangles the nation's school system. ``What does this say about our priorities?'' asks Chester E. Finn...
Finding a dean of the College--and deciding what he or she will do--is not the only overdue item on Knowles' agenda...
...come to a vote in the full House. Incoming Judiciary chairman Henry Hyde of Illinois expects to have the bill out of his committee next week and ready for floor action by Jan. 19. It will be followed in short order by a bill giving the President a line-item veto and the first round of budget cuts...