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Though the school committee has little power to change state law, it can agitate within the community or make recommendations to the state government...
According to a spokesperson in the mayor's office, there are many steps before the new closing time can become law. First the mayor must apply for home rule from the state, which mandates a 2 a.m. closing time. Then, the law will have to pass through a series of committees for approval. The mayor plans to kick off the policy change by filing the home rule petition...
Darwin, we're not in Kansas anymore. Recently, the Kansas Board of Education--which last summer removed evolution from standardized public school tests--voted to remove the Big Bang theory from state-wide teaching standards so that the "Young Universe" theory may be taught. In contrast to the prevalent Big Bang theory, which states that the universe was formed from a single atom over 4 billion years ago, the Young Universe theory explains how it is possible to use the Bible in order to show that the universe began only 10,000 years...
...classroom, they should realize that in order to provide a high quality of education for the students, scientific theory must be taught. If parents wish to instruct their children differently, they have every right to teach these theories at home. However, by removing scientific theories from the state curriculum, the Board provides a disservice to its students by limiting their education and hampering their prospects in the American job market. Therefore, the Board should reconsider its decision in the interest of the students' well being, which is what truly matters...
...elderly people who encounter positive images and feedback about aging may actually function better than those who encounter negative stereotypes. Experiments conducted at Harvard and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston yielded results that further the theory that physical health is very much affected by a person's state of mind. In part of the study, two groups of elderly people were asked to walk down a long hallway, and their gait and speed were measured. Then, each participant played a short video game, during which positive words (like "astute") were flashed at subconscious speed to half the subjects...