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...court would rather not see such an explosive issue redeposited in its lap. The Justices palpably yearn for a probing debate in the statehouses. This will commence in Oregon, where a more conservative state legislature has managed to return the earlier referendum to the voters for a second look. Partisans now view the November vote as a "national campaign," fueled with millions of out-of-state dollars...
...school systems--one for the poor and one for everybody else--is no longer the state's dirty secret. Its supreme court in March was so outraged at this feudal arrangement that it ordered an immediate reform in the way Ohioans pay for education. The problem landed in the lap of a popular two-term Governor, George Voinovich, who must now balance the grievances of parents in hard-pressed rural and urban districts with the sense of entitlement of those living in more affluent suburbs. In sparsely populated Vinton County, where wages are low and property taxes unpopular (the district...
...proficient. [Then] it became obvious that it was the wrong sound. It didn't match what was in my head. I finally realized it was the Dobro sound I was hearing." So he taught himself to play Dobro, an acoustic instrument that is played slide guitar-style on the lap. It turned out to be a 3 1/2-year undertaking. But he got it right that time...
...creek. We competed to see who could dig up the biggest potato, who could pick the biggest peach. We built huge forts from bales of hay. We barbecued. Everyone was relaxed--even my father, which was unusual. One day, at summer's end, I sat on my father's lap, grabbed his collar and pleaded, "We have to come back soon. I can't wait two years." He replied, "Well, you have to, don't you?" I learned there are some things you can't change. They just...
...spot. Arie Luyendyk led every practice session in which he ran this month, won the pole position, and was less than a second out of the lead on Monday when the race was stopped due to rain. Tuesday, the Flying Dutchman led for 62 of the race's 200 laps and took the lead for the final time when he drove past teammate Scott Goodyear on the first turn of a restart on lap 194. As is nearly always the case at the Brickyard, the race ended on a bit of controversy. A yellow caution light, indicating no passing, came...