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Opinion May 8, 2008  RSS feed
Editorial
The social status of cell phone minutes
      Late one night, as I was watching TV with my husband, he turned to me and said, "Oh, by the way, you went over on your minutes this month." Over on my minutes, I thought. What is he talking about? Was he keeping count on the time I spent in the bathroom we shared? Or, had he tapped into some pseudo universe and taken a tally of my final days on earth?
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Public Comtmentary
Allowing teens to drive during lunch hour is risky business
      Dear Editor: Most of us have witnessed students racing dangerously around town during their midday break. We have all seen cars filled with high school students, speeding and driving recklessly. But how many more lunchtime road deaths must occur before campuses are finally closed?
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Thanks for giving teachers a voice
      Dear Editor: Thank you for publishing Amityville Teachers Association President Carolyn Dodd's letter. As a former teacher and mentor of new teachers, I agree wholeheartedly with Ms. Dodd's position. As educators, we need to get the message out to the public that you can't evaluate teachers based on testing scores alone.
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DRAWING CONCLUSIONS-
     
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