The American Legion [Volume 142, No. 4 (April 1997)]

Go With Your Gut: If you've ever had a hunch, you can have more and better ones by Robert McGarvey -- The Most Artful Dodger: Fifty years ago, Jackie Robinson broke the color line by Carl Erskine -- Homeward Bound: A forgotten army of 250,000 homeless veterans gets some help by Phyllis Zauner -- Making The Grade: Much goes wrong in public schools, but some fixes are working by Lynn Criner -- Raising The Standards (interview): Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley grades our schools -- Degrees Of Guilt: That "sheepskin" better not be Naugahyde by Mark Rowh -- Big Issues: Should The Department of Education be placed under Health & Human Services? -- Vetvoice -- Commander's Message -- Washington Watch -- On Duty -- Your American Legion -- Veterans Update -- Legion News -- Vets -- Parting Shots -- Cover: Trouble brewing east of Suez. Illustration by Jeff Mangiat/Mendola.