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...that perennial favorite, the French fry, was given just one more year before it too will be banned. Howls of protest could be heard from Lubbock to Laredo. And not just from students. Principals complained about being forced to act as "nutrition police." Teachers said they needed candy to reward students. Parents and kids traded schoolyard rumors about Twinkies being confiscated from lunch boxes. Nearly everyone, addicted to the revenues that vending machines bring in, yelled that there wouldn't be enough money for beloved activities like band camp and choir trips. Angry e-mails poured in to the woman...
...remained since 1997. He also found success as an author with the 1998 best-selling book The Greatest Generation, which celebrated World War II veterans. Brokaw signed off his last newscast by telling viewers: "Thanks for all that I have learned from you. That's been my richest reward...
...distress soon enough, and Cage pumps up the virility. Riley, of course, is left on the sidelines as a site of emasculation and phallic failure. The end of the film affirms these yawn-inducing gender politics when Riley complains that he only got a tiny bit of the reward because Gates was too noble to take any more of it. Riley becomes the stereotypical gay doppelganger—materialistic and annoying—while Gates comes off as selfless, noble, and dead sexy...
...leading private hedge fund managers. But should the university’s endowment be treated like private fortunes or treated as a public trust? No one should accept the argument that it is necessary to pay anybody $25 million to $35 million per year as an incentive, or reward, for giving best efforts to Harvard, whether as a money manager, dean of students, professor of biology, cafeteria worker, security guard or anything else...
...don’t like handouts. They prefer individual responsibility. Conservatives believe in an America where men and women get ahead through hard work and perseverance. So what if college grads earn 80 percent more than those with only a high school diploma? That’s their just reward. America is the land of opportunity. Those who fail to reap its bounty have no one to blame but themselves. They should quit whining and get back to work...