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...considering a career change. Don't get me wrong --there are plenty of parents who appreciate our commitment. But there are a few every year who make a teacher cringe. Maybe your article will open the eyes of those who need it the most before all the good teachers opt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 14, 2005 | 3/6/2005 | See Source »

...House, leaders are worried if they move too quickly and support a bill with painful benefit reductions, the Senate will come along afterwards and opt for another less painful approach leaving House members politically vulnerable. Move too slowly, and House members will be stuck with a Senate bill that might raise the income cap from which Social Security taxes are drawn, which many conservative Republicans view as an unacceptable tax hike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sticking to His Plan | 3/5/2005 | See Source »

...which does volunteer work with local pregnancy centers in Boston, also heads up a program which facilitates the process for students who want to opt out of the portion of the Student Health Services Fee that funds abortions...

Author: By Raymond L. Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Views Clash in Abortion Debate | 3/4/2005 | See Source »

Typically, these volunteers match interested families with likely candidates, showing prospective hosts students' applications, letters and photos. Couples with grown daughters may opt for the familiarity of a girlor choose a boy to experience having a son. Elaine Dawkins, 67, a widowed horse rancher in Jerome, Idaho, for example, chose Heidi from Denmark, because the girl belonged to Pony Club, an international equestrian organization for kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full House Again | 2/14/2005 | See Source »

Downside Choice can be confusing. After an initial burst of enthusiasm for picking their funds, most Swedes now opt for the default, which has outperformed the average individual portfolio and has lower management fees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Social Security: Going Private: Lessons from Overseas | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

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