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Intellectual contradictions have never stopped the self-help gurus in the past, of course. And so three of them are publishing new books to apply their wisdom to the untidy art of being a mom and a dad. The titles give the game away. These books are franchise extenders--knockoffs from a successful product line. Elaine St. James, author of last year's Simplify Your Life, now tells us to Simplify Your Life with Kids (Andrews McMeel Publishing; $14.95). Stephen Covey, who has lobotomized a generation of business executives with The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, offers...
...syndicated column last week (I would have killed her before I died), asking journalists to leave her daughter alone, the Clintons permitted move-in day to be a public event. The Clinton Administration, after all, has fine-tuned an Oprah-style culture of public emoting. And emote they did. Mom shopped for supplies with Chelsea; Bill packed and then carried boxes. Last Wednesday, as Clinton was working on answers for questions on the tobacco settlement, spokesman Mike McCurry told him to prep for Chelsea questions as well. The President winced and asked, "Do I have to?" Then Al Gore asked...
...begin with. What will happen the first time Wit sells shares of some loser at $12 and they promptly sink to, say, $4? "These deals tend to be highly volatile," says a banking executive. "They appeal to people who can afford a certain amount of risk. But the mom-and-pops? God love 'em. It's not easy...
WASHINGTON: At this rate, only lottery winners will be able to send their kids to college. For the fifth year in a row, America's private and public schools have stuck it to Mom and Dad by hiking tuition nearly 5 percent ? that's triple the rate of inflation. The increase adds between $136 and $670 per year onto tuition costs ? making $3,000 the norm for public schools, while those who wish to be privately educated face a nose-bleedingly high $13,000 per year. Factor in room, board and expenses, and the total cost of college hits about...
...reason is cuts in federal funding and increased operating costs. But critics claim extravagance has also contributed to the problem. Faced with mounting pressure from parents, a congressional committee (what else?) has begun to look into the issue. But until someone figures out how to control college costs, Mom and Dad might be advised to put in for some extra overtime...