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...homes across America, parents are tossing summer-camp applications into trash cans. "Last year I spent $2,000 to send my 6-year-old to day camp, and she couldn't bring a Popsicle into the pool area," says Pauline Izrailov of West Bloomfield, Mich. "This year I got a backyard wading pool for $11.95. My kids can splash in it, pee in it, eat cheeseburgers in it. They'll love...
...Mitzvah boy got a big surprise when his dad got Detroit rap group D12 to come to his party in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. They, minus Eminem (their founder), met all 300 guests and signed autographs for about...
COPY CAUGHT Last week Louis Bloomfield, a physics professor at the University of Virginia, ran a simple pattern-matching program on his students' term papers to check for instances of plagiarism. He told his computer to look for papers that had blocks of six or more words in a row in common. It found a lot more than that: 122 of his students are now up on charges that they copied their work; and at U.Va., famous for its honor code, that means expulsion. The real culprit? Bloomfield blames e-mail for the cheating epidemic, which makes it easier...
...intercity rail on an even playing field with other transportation modes for federal assistance. Washington, however, treats Amtrak like a bastard child that receives billions in "subsidies" while aviation and highways receive blessed federal "investment." Amtrak needs the same financial commitment enjoyed by the airlines and highways. DONALD SHAW Bloomfield, Conn...
...very capable Lieberman has a lot going for him. But he'd best take heed of an old saying: "Too much 'Praise the Lord' and even the priest gets tired of it." LESTER DOULIS Bloomfield Hills, Mich...