Multicultural Manners : Ten Bells for the Fallen NORINE DRESSER, Norine Dresser is a folklorist and author of the forthcoming book "Multicultural Manners" (Wiley). Tell her your experiences c/o Voices or you can contact her by e-mail: 71204.1703@compuserve.com
Platform : Federal Shutdown: 'What a Foul-Up Democracy Can Have' Parts of the federal government, including local passport services, IRS offices and mediation services, shut down this week in response to the budget impasse between Congress and the White House. While local impact was not immediately widely felt, JIM BLAIR found little patience for Washington among people who were following the issue