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FLASHBACK 1990: What does Johnny do when Johnny can't read?
No stone is left unturned in the effort to find people willing to teach either basic reading (BR) for the native-born, English speaker who cannot read, or English as a second language (ESL) to those who know little or no English. Tutors are concerned volunteers from all walks of life. They are housewives, college students, small-business owners, and professionals of many kinds.
In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
Title: House of Words Author: Elizabeth Ramadorai Date: Feb. 13, 1990 "A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day." —Emily Dickinso She might have added that a word also begins to live the day it is read.
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