31.   As with the LDCs, the committees are concerned with such issues as local establishments, rosters, overtime and holiday arrangements.

32.   Also on tap are such hot-button issues as school prayer, abortion and the ban on assault weapons.

33.   Although many hospitals say their Internet communications are encrypted, they face the same security issues as any other company doing business over the Web.

34.   Although the Website is non-partisan, Andrade cited several polarizing issues as critical reasons for the new site, including affirmative action and bilingual education.

35.   An intellectual as articulate and dedicated to public issues as her witty husband, however, she quickly became discontented with the stifling role Washington had imposed.

36.   Analysts said some companies might be using the calendar issue as an excuse.

37.   Analysts said the entire videoconferencing market faces an uncertain future until such generic Internet operating issues as bandwidth availability are resolved.

38.   And a key aide later cautioned that Wilson was speaking as much to the merits of the issue as to the vote tally.

39.   And despite the appearance of a strong stock market, Massachusetts issues as a group were a decidedly mixed bag.

40.   And for school systems struggling with such complex issues as diversity, tolerance and jock culture, his story is a hopeful model.