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...Flint, GM is trying to boost profit margins by outsourcing, a source of contention. But the company needs to make great leaps, not incremental steps. Analyst Stephen J. Girsky of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter estimates that to get into fighting shape, GM would have to close three assembly plants, eliminating as many as 34,500 blue-collar jobs. Try negotiating that. And the company needs to close about 2,300 dealerships...
...Washington. Since then, Lloyd Webber has overseen a major revamp of the show: brought in a new director, helped rewrite the book and added half a dozen new songs. "To be frank," he says of the old version, "the work had not been done to get it into theatrical shape...
Whether it's in theatrical shape now is a critical question, not only for the fading king of the British musical (who just turned 50 and hasn't had a big hit since Phantom of the Opera more than 10 years ago) but also for the British musical in general. Though Brit-produced extravaganzas from Cats to Miss Saigon have dominated the world's musical stages for nearly two decades, now it's the Americans who have reclaimed the lead. The West End is filled with U.S. imports like Rent and Chicago (and Ragtime and The Lion King haven...
...distressed that there are 13-to-20-year-old girls who believe feminism is about getting your thighs in shape or having sequins on your bra. The real issues are unchanged: equality in the workplace, control over one's body and equal pay. Real feminists need to focus on these problems and dictate change. BECKY FOSTER Wichita, Kans...
...other hand, I'm very, very concerned about the apparent results of this exam. I'd like to think that our colleges are preparing our teachers well, believing as I do that teachers (not politicians) are the ones who will shape the future. I know that the public school system needs reform, and I'm in favor of strong state certification requirements to contribute to that reform. So I wince when I hear the percentage of students who failed and wince again when I think about how much we as a state and a nation have to do to remedy...