What Has the Older Generation Come To
Alarms on student cheating grow as 23 percent of administrators see it as a major issue and 47 percent link it to college admissions pressure. Blame spans poor teaching and report cards to parents and broader society. The piece argues example matters, noting adults model speed, drink driving, tax evasion, corporate spying, and anti spy bugs, but insists cheating remains unacceptable.
Spinach and Parsnips Servement Quip
A humorous line notes the best way to serve spinach and parsnips is to have someone else do the serving. The quip reflects a dry wit about cooking duties and sharing chores.
Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Preview
The page lists a large daily crossword with clues across and down plus a cryptogram quotation puzzle. It includes listed hints and a sample solution quote by Longfellow and a prior quote by William Channing with a note on yesterday's cryptoquote.
Abbreviated Dear Abby Column Conflicts and Questions
Readers ask about unfulfilled promised wedding gifts and handling rude dating remarks. A Bronx reader rejects southern stereotypes while Anonymous seeks advice on a chatty elderly aunt and etiquette for divorce advice.
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Ant Farm Insight Watch Leads to Domestic Subsidy Satire
A correspondent riffs on ants observed in a toy ant farm to mock efficiency myths. He details Jack and Charlie tunneling, Clyde Sam and Ed reshaping sand, Smitty wandering, and how this odd study upends grand plans for energy and productivity. The piece ends with a humorous pledge to devote himself to ant watching.
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Johnson ratings slide fuels GOP hopes into midterms
President Johnson faces a downtrend in approval though still high. Republicans see a potential House pickup if the trend continues, with polls showing shifts in party self-identification and voter awareness of incumbents. Viet Nam remains an unsettled factor.
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