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...Jefferson County, Colo., West Jefferson Middle School teacher Martha Swisher sparked a furor by wearing a HE'S NOT MY PRESIDENT button on her coat during a sixth-grade field trip. Republicans in Colorado's state legislature honored the family that lodged the complaint; the teacher now wears a lapel pin to class that features an American flag and a peace sign...
...older supporters responded well to the speech, rising for a standing ovation when Kerry stressed the need for accountability in the Oval Office. He paced in front of the auditorium as he spoke, without a tie but with a small American flag pin on his blazer’s lapel...
...sense of propriety and of “dignity,” again to quote from his introduction to the freshman essays. In Archie’s view, Harvard represented the best, and he wanted students to know that they were in a special place. The bow tie, the lapel flower, the dignity of his discourse were all part of that. So was the insistence that the subject of racial differences be introduced to freshmen in the context of discussion of texts between faculty and students, an exercise rich in questions and short on dogmatic answers. The exercise respects...
...alternative to the athletic trend, though not necessarily one that will thrill parents, is the biker look. Teen stores are stocking up on lapel-less motorcycle-style jackets, an alternative to last year's omnipresent blazer. "It's a reinvented classic," says Gress. "Designers have played with the colors and fabrics so that the look is more accessible and affordable." DKNY Jeans, which now has a Juniors line for teens, offers a denim version with grommets...
Which led me to think of our own dear President, W., and his position. And how he would die in that hotseat, sweating under the collar, loosening his red tie, small flag pin on the lapel of his jacket perfectly cocked, blind patriotism leaving him unaccountable. Humanity isn’t the issue for the fellow who referred to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay as “the bad guys,” takes some kind of pleasure in the death penalty (which he affectionately calls watching a man fry). He doesn’t, of course, appear...