41.   Rep. Steven C. LaTourette was elected from a suburban Ohio district by voters who balance their checkbooks, trim their lawns and pay their bills on time.

42.   Rosary beads have become gang apparel in some Houston-area neighborhoods, leading one suburban district to ban students from wearing the Catholic symbol outside their clothing.

43.   Representatives from cities are mostly for gun control while those from the south mostly against, and the suburban districts are the pivots.

44.   Sending money to states via block grants generally means more funds for affluent suburban districts, which tend to be represented by Republicans.

45.   Some wealthy suburban districts have even bought two sets of textbooks for students - one for the classroom and another for home.

46.   Smith lost in the crucial suburban districts, in large part because independent voters said they viewed Republican positions on the environment, Medicare and abortion as too extreme.

47.   Some suburban districts are beginning to adopt more security measures.

48.   Such provisions are not seen as necessary in most suburban districts, where teachers are paid more.

49.   Still, the raise is merely competitive with suburban districts where the job is often perceived by candidates to be easier and less stressful.

50.   Such tuition programs have been in place in some suburban districts in the New York metropolitan region and across the country for years.