"It's a growing social phenomenon," said Ted Nikolla, chairman of the task force.

Jim Thorns, a real estate appraiser and consultant who is chairman of the task force, said a loan was "only part of the answer."

Mr. Hedge served as the chairman of the task force appointed by the Governor in August 1986.

As chairman of the task force, Dr. Hamer has significant influence over the board's planning for the use of technology in the classroom.

"We don't have a strong chief elected official," said Mr. Weiss, who served as the chairman of the task force.

Mr. Cheney was the chairman of the task force.

Previously, student writers of "pretty papers" got no reward, the chairman of the task force was quoted as saying.

"A lot of business people on the north are frustrated," said Christopher White, chairman of the task force.

Rouson is chairman of the substance-abuse task force of the National Bar Association.

"We've done detailed numerical scores on each city, but right now, everyone is at par," Charles H. Moore, the chairman of the task force, said.