The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER STAR

Commentary: Sunday, March 2, 1997

• TOUGHER STANDARDS THE ALLEN ADMINISTRATION HAS AVOIDED IDEOLOGICAL PITFALLS BY KEEPING PERFORMANCE PARAMOUNT.
• ALLEN CHOOSES PRAGMATISM
• ANTIDOTES TO CRIME THE RECENT FEDERAL GRANT FOR MORE POLICE AT NSU WILL EXPAND THE HISTORICALLY BLACK SCHOOL'S CAMPAING AGAINST DRUGS AND VIOLENCE.
• UNEXPECTED TRITENESS DULLS POETIC TRUTH FROM GIOVANNI
• ISOLATED WORLDS
• THE PROSPECT BEFORE HER
• SHAME AND PUNISHMENT OUR FOREBEARS PUT SCOUNDRELS IN STOCKS, OR BRANDED THEM WITH THE ``SCARLET LETTER.'' NOW, 300 YEARS LATER, ``SHAME'' SENTENCES ARE BACK IN VOGUE.