The Ukrainian newspaper Den reported the surgeon who attached the artificial ears had economized by using a cheap Russian-made medical glue instead of a quality Western product. Fisher, who is disabled, traveled clear across town, only to discover that the letter was a notice from the city council advising her that because she is handicapped she could vote by mail to avoid the inconvenience of having to leave home. Peace Village day camp in Lincoln City, Ore., discourages children from building sand castles, explaining they are symbols of violence. Camp leaders prefer the children, ages 6 to 14, build sand villages instead because they are less militaristic. The British government has urged teachers to ban the game of musical chairs because it encourages aggression.
Musical statues is better because everybody wins.
Even though Rodney Dobbs died two months before a runoff election this spring for the Board of Education, voters in Dover, Okla., still elected him, 104-63, over his opponent, Shirley Turner. Doing so would mean forfeiting his pension, which he is three years away from collecting. Election officials told Couvertier he was too late to remove his name from the ballot, so the week before the election he began begging people not to vote for him. Druce, who told authorities he didn't stop because he thought he had hit a traffic sign and not a person, was among the lawmakers who voted for the measure. His attorney, Matthew R. Gover, filed a court motion protesting the law as unconstitutional.