Results of 'basic civics' test can be misleading
GREG BEAN Coda
      The national papers and pundits were all atwitter last week over the results of a test given to 14,000 college students across the country that seemed to suggest that lots of them got stupider during their four years of expensive education instead of smarter.
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Bridge advocates sue to save span
Group seeks public hearings, study of impact on environment
BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer
      Advocates for the Highlands drawbridge filed suit in federal court last week, seeking to block the Department of Transportation's plan to replace the historic bridge. Citizens for Rational Coastal Development (CRCD) filed suit Sept. 21 in U.S. District Court, naming the U.S.
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