December 1999/January 2000
Criminal Justice
•  More prisons are creating hospices for terminally ill inmates
Education
•  Community colleges using housing to attract students
•  North Carolina first to mandate computer literacy requirement for graduation
•  Federal program lets teachers buy houses for half the market rate
•  Philadelphia school head urges school-religious group partnerships
•  California school district says year-round school costs too much
Environment
•  "Green" schools are cheaper to maintain than traditional schools
•  Capturing carbon dioxide may be key to slowing greenhouse effect
•  Low-cost aeration system controls hog manure odor
Health Care
•  Public college doctors in Alabama cannot be sued for malpractice, court rules
Overall trends
•  Same technology that aids hate groups also provides venue to resist them
Transportation
•  Fatal accident rate involving large trucks in 1998 was lowest ever recorded
•  Air cargo efficiency is tied to good ground transport system

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