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The Weekly Standard predictably doles out praise: "This wonderful, breezy book reads as easily as all the women's magazines the author uses for her evidence.
Food stamps are the last resort, the pittance that a rich country doles out to even its least "deserving" citizens.
John N. Erlenborn, president of the Legal Services Corp., the entity that doles out federal money for legal aid, will announce at the conference that Illinois will suffer "seven-figure funding cuts" next year because of newly released census figures.
Yet another adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel produced by Barry Sonnenfeld ( Get Shorty , Out of Sight ). This one centers on a power-hungry rural judge (Beau Bridges) who happily doles out lengthy sentences--a "redneck Judge Judy" (Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly ). Critics call it the next Twin Peaks , citing its twisting plot lines, eccentric characters, and black humor.
Although the three groups deliver most legal aid in Illinois, dozens of other programs offer similar services and all will feel the pain when the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois doles out grants for 2003.