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...also the wounds you cannot see. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a legacy of any war, especially those--unlike the 100-hour first Gulf War--that demand months, if not years, of U.S. occupation. "We have become much better at keeping people with severe injuries alive," says Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute, a military think tank in Arlington, Va. "But the range of treatments provided--including counseling, assisted living, disability benefits and so on--can be quite extensive...
...unassuming Michigan road builder named Bob Thompson sold his construction company for $442 million, an amount he and his wife Ellen believed was far more than they needed for retirement. His first act, which received national attention, was to distribute $128 million to his employees; about 80 became instant millionaires. Then Thompson decided to donate most of the rest of his money to public education, preferably in Detroit. After doing some research, he offered $200 million to build 15 small, independent public high schools in the inner city. A few weeks ago, Thompson withdrew his offer after the Detroit Federation...
...Thompson's research led him to Doug Ross, founder of University Preparatory Academy in Detroit. Ross is a prominent New Democrat policy wonk who served in Bill Clinton's Labor Department, then went home to Michigan and ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1998. "I learned during the campaign there was one overpowering issue for inner-city parents: to get their kids a college education," Ross told me. "I was tired of theoretical policy junk; I wanted to do something that really mattered. It was clear that urban kids were not responding to the industrial-age assembly-line education model...
Ross decided to tackle the toughest education problem: middle school. He started in 2000 with 112 sixth-graders and has added a new grade each year. He had been in business two years when Thompson came to visit. "I had him sit in on some classes," Ross says. "He liked what he saw and asked how he could help. I asked him to build me a high school. He said he'd build one to my specifications and lease it to me for $1 per year--but there had to be accountability. How would he know if I was succeeding...
...local American Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit organization best known for luncheons and tax advice. Amcham gave the money to a company designated to run the festival, Red Canvas Ltd., which turned out to be owned by the chairman of the chamber, American moving-company founder Jim Thompson, and his wife. "That's a private firm, and we don't have the right to check its books," says Fred Li, a member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council, who has asked the territory's powerful Independent Commission Against Corruption to investigate. Thompson denies any impropriety. "We had 90 days...