The Right Coast

October 08, 2003
 
You Know It's a Big Deal When . . .
By Tom Smith

My fifth grader was sent home with a homework assignment tonight to write an essay: "A New Governor for California." A sample sentence: "The people of California recalled Governor Gray Davis because they thought he was not fulfilling his responsibilities." (No, I had nothing to do with it.) He asked if he could just call the new governor "Arnold," rather than coping with the formidable last name.