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...excited to see how she does throughout the season.” Following her were freshmen Meghan Cleary, at 62nd overall with a time of 19:33, and Hillary May, who finished 104th with a time of 20:04. Rounding out the pack were sophomore Brenda Cohen, at 139th with a time of 20:27, and senior Eliza Gardiner, who clocked in at 20:34 and 151st overall. Freshman Alison Liewen was Harvard’s sixth runner. The race held some significance for Gardiner, who is coming off an injury that held her out last season...
...citizens' commissions instead of partisan state legislatures, we would have less polarized politics. And if we moved Election Day from Tuesday (I'll bet you can't tell me why it's on Tuesday!) to the two-day weekend, our voter turnout would exceed its current ranking of 139th in the world. Certainly, we can regain the world's respect. Certainly, we can achieve balanced economic growth and assure all our citizens health care for their families, a good education for their children and security in their old age. The only thing we have to do is recognize that...
Ridgway came to this world in all weather. He was a frequent customer of the prostitutes on the strip, a section of the Pacific Highway from South 139th Street to South 272nd Street that ran along the airport south of Seattle for about eight miles. The strip was lined with bars, strip clubs and motels that book rooms by the hour. In the early '80s the area drew a steady stream of Alaskan oilmen, off-duty sailors and local men in search of fleeting assignations. The women would stand out on the street waiting for customers, and during Seattle...
...being a model of participatory democracy. But according to a new study, America lags behind much of the world when it comes to casting ballots. An average of just 44.1% of the voting-age population has turned out for national legislative elections in the 1990s, putting the U.S. in 139th place among 163 countries surveyed by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. The top-ranked nation? Malta, with a turnout of 96.2%. Here's how some other democracies stack...
...West 139th Street a path points toward this looking-glass world. It leads first past the West Harlem community garden, where Julio Benitez and Stephen Gallagher work the flower beds and watch for mockingbirds. Of the new park Gallagher says, "We're negotiating with the state right now. If they're going to have trees and grass up there, they could let us grow some vegetables." He isn't making any predictions yet about the impact of the park, though he's quite pleased with this season's chard. Just ahead, a road crew plants pilings...