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Perhaps most absurd is the controversy surrounding treatment of the founding fathers. It seems that paying unqualified tribute to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson is now a suspect act. Tours of Mt. Vernon now include a supplemental section focused on the poor condition of the slaves held there. New Orleans recently removed Washington's name from a public elementary school out of sensitivity to black students. If this process of retrospective condemnation continues, our currency may soon require quite a facelift. May I suggest Jesse Jackson for the dollar bill...
...main problem seems to be atrophy. In this specialized age, Johnny's folks spend more than half their waking lives at limited and repetitive jobs, learning little beyond a narrow skill set. Throw in dinner and "Must-See" TV, and it's no surprise that the Jefferson of the modern age is George, not Thomas...
...violence. Some of the stories are harrowing. Jamie Nabozny, who in the early '90s attended high school in Ashland, Wis., says he was kicked in the stomach so many times he required surgery. A group of boys also urinated on him. Robert McDonald, 20, a former student at Jefferson Township High School in southern New Jersey, claims he was spat upon while he rode the bus and beaten up after track practice...
...Luce stamp, which will be released in the spring, adds his name to a roster that includes U.S. Presidents (Thomas Jefferson and Harry Truman), warriors (Admiral Chester Nimitz and Chief Crazy Horse), writers (Margaret Mitchell and Bret Harte) and artists (John James Audubon and Mary Cassatt). The diversity of the list would have been particularly pleasing to Luce, who had a journalist's abiding curiosity about people and their work...
...Northern Spy and Ben Davis varieties are some of the oldest and the Ida Red, Braburn and Jonagold are some of the newest. "Some of these [varieties] are from Thomas Jefferson's day," she said...