Word: ille
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Better that result, de Becker contends, than the more haphazard approach of a school district like Granite City, Ill., which has hand-crafted its own profiling policy. Students who exhibit certain risky behaviors--cursing, mood swings, writing about "the dark side of life"--can face expulsion or worse. In December, teachers in Granite City found a note by a student promising to "settle some scores." He was read his Miranda warning, arrested by the city police and suspended for 10 days. In the meantime, teachers investigating the matter found that the note was only the concoction, as superintendent Steve Balen...
When Ravelstein becomes ill and starts declining toward death, Chick realizes that the biographical task he had taken on as sport, never believing he would outlive his subject, has turned earnest indeed. Ravelstein is what he finally, after the passage of some duly noted years and difficulties, produces. This is a book, in some sense, about the writing of a book...
...accession to the World Trade Organization looked increasingly iffy Wednesday, after it was reported that House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt plans later this week to - not entirely unexpectedly - announce his opposition to the measure. Not only does the opposition of Gephardt and the entire House Democratic leadership bode ill for White House prospects of corralling the necessary Democrats to pass the legislation, but President Clinton's decision Tuesday to defer the sale of sophisticated destroyers to Taiwan may also spark retaliation from conservative Republicans...
There is an inherent irony to the insanity defense. Initially, prosecutors claim the defendant isn't insane, he's accountable for his actions and should be punished. The defendant claims his mind is so ravaged by mental illness he can't be held responsible. Then the roles reverse. Once the defendant, now the patient, has been in a mental institution for a while, the claim is: I'm fine; I've been treated; I'm no longer a danger to society. The government then says no, he's too unstable, too ill. Keep him locked...
...lying in bed. Although I am among the thousands who have downloaded King's digital book, I have yet to begin reading it. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the best thing since sliced bread. The harsh electronic word will never replace the printed one. CHRISTOPHER PANEK Westchester, Ill...