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...hours a week. He lambastes indifferent school directors and educational boards with as much zeal as he supports the creative power of his students. Kohl points out case after case of wasted time and money, antiquated lunch programs leftover from the Roosevelt era, and badly needed text-books that rot away in basements due to simple neglect on the part of educational directors...
...against looters, after all four power cables to the city center failed last Friday. Authorities have not yet been able to determine the cause of the outage, which has cost businesses tens of millions of dollars. Health officials are warning against the consumption of food that has begun to rot in the city's refrigerators, and with full power scheduled to be restored only by March 8, Auckland's 350,000 residents have plenty of time (and cause) to contemplate the evils of city living...
...week Collins examines the prevalent notion that TV must be bad for preschoolers. Surprisingly, he found children's experts in favor of toddlers' watching TV--in moderation. Good news for Collins, father of two girls--Elizabeth, 2, and Virginia, 11 months. "Now that I know that TV won't rot my kids' brains, I may be a little less strict about it," he says. That may not matter to Elizabeth, who seemed to be equally uninterested in all the shows...
...hoist anchor, percolate about the harbor, and dock again. Also to sail a bit, and what to do when the diesel fails: call for a tow, then call the diesel wizard, then deploy checkbook. After several seasons of costly maintenance, Coomer's master shipwright assumes a long face, reports rot and says the author had better decide how much he loves the boat...
...same dry rot passivity that's eaten away at educational institutions across the country for the last two decades is finally beginning to crack the ivory tower. It is easy for us as students to claim immunity from social responsibility within the community. After all, we are just students here. We live in dorms; we don't live in Cambridge...