A Sampling of Clips for 
February 19, 2004

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We Celebrate Dr. Seuss
Parade, Feb. 15-Next month, Springfield, Mass., will throw a party to mark the 100th anniversary of Theodor S. Geisel's birth, a Springfield native. The occasion will be celebrated at UC San Diego, home to The Theodor Seuss Geisel Library, where a Geisel postage stamp will debut as part of the year-long "Seussentennial."
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/eclips/PDF/seuss_parade.pdf

Big News! Dr. Seuss
Sunset Magazine, March 2004-"You make 'em," Theodor Seuss Geisel advised America's parents. " I'll amuse 'em." Better known as Dr. Seuss, the prolifically creative children's book author, who died in 1991, would have been 100 years old March 2. And La Jolla, his adopted hometown, is celebrating. Showing through March 27 at the University of California at San Diego's Geisel Library, the Dr. Seuss You Never Knew exhibit displays Geisel's earliest works, including high school sketches and advertising work.
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/eclips/PDF/seuss_travel.pdf

'Lift the Cap'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Editorial, Feb. 19-The charter school movement in California is on a roll. Last month, a report from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office recommended the Legislature remove the current statewide cap of 750 charter schools, streamline their funding and permit greater latitude in charter oversight. Now, Richard Atkinson, president emeritus of the University of California, has joined the governing board of the California Charter Schools Association, which will give the charter movement another boost in its quest to become a major educational force. The Preuss School at the UCSD, the first charter to be sited on a college campus, took place during Atkinson's tenure as UC president.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/op-ed/editorial2/20040219-9999_mz1ed19botto.html

Monterey Scientists Fertilize Ocean with Iron
Monterey Herald, Feb. 19-In experiments that could help counteract global warming, oceanographers from Monterey County have been dribbling dissolved iron into the Pacific Ocean as fertilizer to promote the growth of plankton. While some scientists say the proposed geoengineering plan could have disastrous side effects, researchers have agreed that the iron-fertilization experiments will continue on a small scale because of their value in teaching scientists about ocean ecology and chemistry. (Quote by Mike Landry, a researcher from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/7989286.htm

'Figure' Exhibit Looks Beyond the Body
North County Times, Feb. 19-As every art student knows, figure drawing ---- often with the help of a nude model ---- is a basic building block of the artist's foundation of knowledge. So it's fair to assume that the Escondido Municipal Gallery's "Figure That" exhibit opening Feb. 19 will feature all manner of nude studies on the walls. But visitors are in for a surprise. That's because the show's juror ---- UC San Diego art professor Ernest Silva ---- approached the entries from a different perspective. An accomplished abstract artist whose work has been featured in 45 solo shows and more than 150 group shows nationwide over the past three decades, Silva looked for diversity in the pieces he chose for the show.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/02/18/entertainment/art/2_18_0412_14_04.txt

The Drug Price Test
NBCSandiego.com, Feb. 18-Are you paying too much for prescription drugs? An NBC 7/39 investigation of San Diego pharmacies found that the price of commonly prescribed drugs could vary widely from pharmacy to pharmacy. (Quote by UCSD pharmacist Gordon McGuir.)
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/consumerconnection/2857174/detail.html

Democratic Race Becomes a Two-Man Contest
Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 19-The Democratic race may not be over yet. Sen. John Kerry racked up his 15th primary victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday - but his narrower-than-expected margin over a late-surging Sen. John Edwards adds a hint of uncertainty to a race that has for weeks looked all but over. (Quote by Sam Popkin, a political scientist at the University of California San Diego.)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0219/p25s01-uspo.html

Kerry Rivals Now Down to One
Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 19-As Sen. John Edwards embarks on a long-shot, two-week bid to derail front-running Sen. John Kerry, his chances of success may be directly linked to his ability to seize what has so far proved the most compelling - and volatile - mantle of the campaign: electability. (Quote by Sam Popkin, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0219/p01s04-uspo.html