21.   Considering the big picture, business involvement in area schools remains relatively small.

22.   Dobson High is one of only a few Phoenix area schools with a smoking area on campus.

23.   Don Mills, TCU vice chancellor for student affairs, said area schools have tried to build support networks to help educate students about the consequences of irresponsible drinking.

24.   Earlier in the week, players visited area schools and the NFL commissioner, Paul Tagliabue, and his wife, Chan, helped construct low-income housing.

25.   Fort Worth-Dallas area hospitals reported a significant increase in the number of incoming patients complaining of respiratory problems, and some areas schools canceled recess.

26.   Gays, Lesbians and Straight Supporters, or GLASS, is believed to be the only club in Phoenix area schools for gay or lesbian students and their supporters.

27.   Given the pace of technological change, can area schools, students and training organizations even prepare for those jobs?

28.   He has promised to take former Astros reliever Jay Powell, another Mississippian, on a winter hunting trip, and he has invitations from area schools.

29.   If a low-income area school does not show progress for two consecutive years, its students could transfer to another public school.

30.   If the re-invitation is genuine, both metro area schools ought to put the initial snubs behind them and go.