Word: suburbanitis
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...girls, the '80s babysitter represented the teen ideal--boys, painted fingernails, high school, boys and BFF (Best Friends Forever). For boys, the '80s babysitter held the promise of adolescent back-seat gropings and the suburban equivalent to the Robert Palmer girl. Let the memories flow.FM
...distressed by "Where Does The Money Go?" Baltimore's public schools admittedly have overwhelming problems and a record of achievement that is less than satisfactory when compared with schools in mostly suburban communities. However, Baltimore's schools have many similarities to other urban schools--problems such as poverty, shortages of resources, aging facilities and competition for staff. You should have included the many examples of excellence found throughout the system. The 1997-98 school year is a fresh era for Baltimore. The new city-and-state partnership and the infusion of some added monies will permit us to initiate reforms...
...talented Ang Lee directs this film about uneasy family relationships in the restess, promiscuous 1970s with crystalline precision. As the leaders of two archly funny but disturbingly bleak suburban clans, Kevin Kline, Joan Alen and Sigourney Weaver give refreshingly honest performances, but the film's ending sadly offers their characters no redemption. The ice storm, as a natural symbol of change and the wiping away of sins, is like Noah's flood without the rainbow...
...then expected to work as full-time child minders with little supervision. They cost $125 a week, in contrast to about $400 for a trained nanny, but can stay no longer than 12 months and typically have little training in child care. In Newton, the Eappens' upscale leafy suburban neighborhood with a high proportion of professionals, women were critical of the couple's reliance on an au pair to look after Matthew and his two-year-old brother Brendan. "I wondered how she could leave two kids alone with an 18-year-old. One is hard enough," said Amy Ebersole...
Roiling beneath the surface of the ocean of numbers is the issue of race. Why do minorities score worse? Manuel Gomez, a member of the Latino Eligibility Task Force, says suburban kids can often afford pricey coaching services that many minorities can't. Moreover, immigrants like Le--and many of California's Latinos--often struggle on the verbal part...