Bennett mocks education summit as same old talk
Washington reports Bill Bennett criticized a presidents education summit for producing hollow rhetoric with governors and federal officials. He recalled smiling officials and repeated papers while urging serious action to address core school problems. Sununu dismissed his comments as unhelpful while Bennett warned conferences fail to change policy without real reform.
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A Conservative View by James J. Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick notes summit chatter on education reform yields little action. He says public schools lag in preparing students, calls for national goals, standards, and reduced illiteracy, but warns leadership is lacking. Business groups may drive reform, while federal role remains constrained. will to act is absent.
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Voice of the people on abortion and Mary of Nazareth
A reader argues about abortion choices and the value of unborn life, drawing on history and Mary of Nazareth to question how society would benefit if pregnancies were terminated. The letter recalls 10 and 25 years ago items about women re entering work and psychiatric aide training programs.
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It Takes Courage to Be Different in Society
The piece argues individuality versus conformity, noting the comfort of belonging to groups and the risk of becoming an outcast. It cites historical thinkers like Aristotle and Einstein as examples of nonconformists who stood by their ideas, and stresses that disabled people must maintain independent thought to succeed.
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End of SIU Halloween Bash Cheers Local Families
The SIU Carbondale Halloween party, long linked to rowdy crowds and disorder, is canceled after 1988 incidents of rape, stabbing, and mass arrests. Carbondale city council and SIU officials repealed the Halloween Fair Days ordinance and set a university break, ending a tradition seen as a public disgrace to SIUC.
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