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...Pennsylvania -- and proponents are waiting to see if it will stand up to federal scrutiny. "State courts have upheld the idea of using vouchers in parochial schools," notes TIME's Adam Cohen, "but when it gets to the Supreme Court it may be a whole other ball of wax." Under the Florida plan, schools would get grades based on composite standardized test scores, and the state would give vouchers worth up to $4,000 to enable students at the F schools to go elsewhere. The arguments are fairly clearly drawn: Those in favor, who tend to be Republicans...
...have a place on our website www.time.com where you can express your own opinions. CBS Radio has been broadcasting short profiles on each selection. A book series is available (800-692-1133), and we are hoping to produce a coffee-table volume for Christmas. And Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London has just mounted an exhibition of our selections...
...Milky Way. Using bright stars called Cepheid variables as standardized light sources, he had gauged the galaxy as being an astounding 300,000 light-years across--10 times as big as anyone had thought. Yet Shapley claimed that the Milky Way was the whole cosmic ball of wax. The luminous nebulae were, he insisted, just what they looked like: clouds of glowing gas that were relatively nearby...
...slippery slope to gloss. It takes a grown-up gel to shine and soothe. One silky salve, Kiehl's #1 Lip Balm, would never be caught at the end of a chain. But where would American lips be without a vapo-rub-down or bubble-gum flavored-wax? Softer, lighter, healthier. Balm is best when it comes from Kiehl...
Chap-et brand lip conditioner makes for a miserable accessory to style--the package screams "Christies, 99." But the low-budg aesthetic belies the power and functionality contained within this capsule of conditioning. Chap-et combines the proven wax technology of Chap Stick with a contemporary, fruity fragrance. The result: a subtle, soothing stick. While many balm-snobs may pooh-pooh an "old-fashioned" waxen stick, they fail to realize the attributes which have made the small tubes so popular. With chap-et, no more sticky fingers or goopy bowls of sludge. No astronomical cosmetics bills. No stress of using...