Washington, DC, Mayor Anthony Williams recently caused a stir when he reversed his longstanding oppostion to school vouchers. "We've got a model we've been using for 140 years," he said in a recent interview. "I think it's time to try something else." Also on the show: how technology can reduce your workload while making you look busy.
Crowning Achievement
Norman Reimer, president-elect of the New York County Lawyer's Association, and a partner at Gould, Fishbein, Reimer and Gottfried, on the allegation that Lemrick Nelson's former defense lawyer lied about his client's confession
Cut Me Some Slack
Don Pavlish, founder of donsbosspage.com, a website for slackers, says the high tech office makes slacking easier
Word Up
Steve Kleinedler, senior editor at the American Heritage Dictionary, on his book, One Hundred Words Every High School Graduate Should Know (Houghton Mifflin, 2003)
A Black Sheep
Anthony Williams, mayor of Washington DC, on why he’s changed his mind and supports school vouchers
Open Phones
Listeners comment school vouchers and whether they should be brought to New York