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Jack Hoy, president of the New England Board of Higher Education, described Dukakis' record as "remarkable." He said that before 1978, the state had little revenue to devote to public institutions, and that Wood's letter was drawn from his experiences before...
...think that Wood is factually inaccurate," said Hoy, adding that Massachusetts ranks first in ten year improvement gain in higher education for the decade...
...clear that in Massachusetts the legislature, not the governor, has made improvements in public higher education," said Wood. He said part of the three-and-a-half-page letter included research he had done this year that showed the legislature had been far more supportive of higher education than the governor...
...Although Wood said he hoped his reputation would "make people take me seriously," opponents said his letter was unlikely to influence the Dukakis campaign. Hoy said Dukakis is "in an unassailable position vis-a-vis the record," and added that he did not think Wood's letter would influence the campaign...
...made mistakes," but he has also done more homework. His knowledge of such issues as defense and education reform, programmatic foreign policy, and national service has been demonstrated consistently at his every appearance. Mr. Brazaitis has not noticed this, instead ranting something about "Jesus Christ Super Stud," "hard wood" and "Chinese water torture." I realize it may be arrogant for me, a mere campaign worker, to criticize a newspaper-man's use of such unintelligible images and lame Johnny Carson-style jokes in the place of actual political discourse; nevertheless, this is truly execrable stuff...