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That may prove to be more of a curse than a blessing. Last week a federal judge struck down Cleveland's voucher program, ruling that it violates the constitutional separation of church and state. Citing Jefferson and Madison, Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. wrote that because four-fifths of the private schools participating in the voucher program are religious, the program robs parents of "genuine choice" between sectarian and secular schools, thus "advancing religion through government-supported religious indoctrination." The decision is the fourth in recent months to bar the use of vouchers in parochial schools, and voucher opponents--mainly teachers...
...course, Santa isn't going to transform us into little Spielbergs any more than the typewriter created a nation of Fitzgeralds or desktop publishing made our yard-sale flyers look like ads from Madison Avenue. But talent aside, recent advances have made it pretty painless to churn out, say, a half-hour short and give it a global audience inside of a week. If you ever suspected there was a movie inside you, now's your chance...
...high school junior in Madison,Wis., he led a push to get a student on his school board. As a senior, he spoke to the Wisconsin legislature and lobbied successfully for increased school aid--which ultimately amounted to $20 million...
...cranky moments and his rumpled suits, Bradley seems unteachable in the tricks of the imagemeisters. Two-thirds of likely Democratic primary voters find Bradley not your typical politician. So imagine how jarring it was to learn that, like a typical politician, Bradley sought help for his campaign from Madison Avenue, and did so secretly. The effort began 16 months ago, according to Adweek, when Bradley sat himself down before a group of outside-the-Beltway advertising executives to seek advice. The host, Mark DiMassimo, said the group took a hard look at how to improve "Bradley the Brand." Dubbed...
Thanks. Finally a diet article that didn't give me indigestion! KIM PETERSHACK, R.D. Madison...