Prom and wretched excess

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Two editorials about health implications of prom in today's Chicago Tribune:

Too much of a good thing: The party's over

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0510230295oct23,1,5967044.story

October 23, 2005

Brother Kenneth Hoagland and Rev. Philip Eichner

Dear Mrs. ..., You are correct. The school calendar does not indicate the date for a senior prom. KMHS is no longer sponsoring a senior prom. As your own letter suggests, if parents and/or seniors want a senior prom, they will have a prom, no matter what...

Prom and wretched excess

October 23, 2005

Strike up the orchestra for Brother Kenneth Hoagland, principal of Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale, N.Y. Not because he has canceled the Long Island school's spring prom, but because in doing so he provoked what should be local discussions...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0510230285oct23,1,5508291.story