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Taking a Smarter Approach on School Spending
I think the members of the School Board all mean well and have the best interests of the students at heart.

More Transparency in School Budget
Let us first praise two changes: showing Actual-Audited numbers for 2004-05 and 2005-06 in the Revenues table, and allocating Pupil Support Services to Administration in Personnel’s latest staffing tables, following NYSED rules.

Art Misc
Holly Rom's New Works On “The Avenue”

At the Movies – The Essential Truths

Richard Gere is a good liar. He has in fact built his 30-year career on playing one, whether it be the two-faced lawyer he portrayed in “Chicago” and “Primal Fear,” or the impostor husband of Jodie Foster in “Sommersby,” a discourse on the nature of lies and identity.

Slice of Rye
Coming to America
Khatereh Yavari left Iran to come to the United States in 1983 because her parents wanted her to pursue her education in English. She had been a student at an international school, a private school with classes in English until the government closed down all private international schools after the 1979 Revolution.

Art Round-Up – Revisiting Yale’s Two Great Art Museums
Once again, there are two wonderful museums to visit in New Haven. Art goers can find an impressive concentration of art less than an hour from Rye without traveling to New York City. In December, New Haven’s Yale University Art Gallery re-opened after being closed for several years for a comprehensive renovation. And right across the street is the Yale Center for British Art.

Letters to the Editor

Ask Alice
Advice for All

Ruminations
Time to Bury Political Correctness and Save the English Language
Is there anything more obnoxious than political correctness? I don't think so. Every time something terribly egregious occurs on the PC front, you think to yourself: That's the end of the line. It just can't get any worse, and then, it does!

To Your Health
Building Healthy Habits to Last a Lifetime
Thousands of people have computers in their homes, and many relax in front of a television daily. With the myriad of gadgets and modes of sedentary entertainment available to our children, it is no wonder more Americans are overweight than ever before.