Word: governor
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...seem to have their heads firmly stuck in the sand. The issue perhaps most near and dear to the hearts of students nationwide is being discussed on only one side of the fence. Could it be that the Republicans are leading the way in education these days? With Texas Governor George W. Bush presiding over one of the greatest turnarounds in state education history and the Republicans in the Senate granting $300 million more for education in the budget than Clinton asked for, there certainly seems to be change afoot...
...policies have been test-oriented and results-driven. And so far, Bush has gotten results in his home state. Bush has not done so on his own; for the most part he has simply continued and strengthened the changes made under the previous Democratic administration, led by former Governor Ann Richards. To his credit, Bush has not tried to portray himself as having initiating the changes, but he has certainly capitalized on the rapid turnaround in Texas' schools. By emphasizing education in his stump speeches Bush can point to the successes in his home state, an area which has frustrated...
...figure is Uncle Duke, the Thompson-inspired ne'er-do-well of the strip whose exploits have included countless drug trips, a brief stint as Governor of American Samoa and a classic turn as dean of Caribbean medical school, where students pioneered the transplant of a liberal heart into a conservative body (doctors were sure it was liberal heart because the body had been pulled from a Volvo). I often turn to Duke, my Trudeau talisman, for inspiration when writing papers, studying Greek or just seeking the meaning of life. For in my opinion, the answers...
Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence Emeritus Charles Fried, for example, describes himself as an "adviser on call" to Texas Governor George W. Bush. There are several issues that he thinks are important to the upcoming election--such as minority set-asides and the division of federal and state authority--his opinion has not yet been solicited on most of them...
...college professor. His passion seemed pretty real, to me at least. At some point in this campaign, though, he decided not to sound wonky--which is probably a mistake if you are, in fact, a wonk. Instead of posing, Gore might follow Gray Davis. As California's Lieutenant Governor, Davis was in a similar bind--second banana, dull, familiar. Instead of feigning charisma, Davis ran for Governor last year as, well, dull and experienced...