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Navy Commander Maurice "Mo" Kaprow was stunned to watch then Commander Holly Graf in action. He saw her for the first time after arriving aboard her ship, the destroyer U.S.S. Winston S. Churchill, in Italy just before the Iraq war began in 2003. A Jewish rabbi and a Navy chaplain, he'd been sent to the Churchill on temporary assignment as the vessel readied for war. Usually pulling out of port is a methodical and precise process. But as Kaprow recalled on Friday, "I never in my life saw such chaos as there was on that bridge - Holly Graf began...
...Progress on marriage equality is encouraging and is hopefully accompanied by increased action on other legal rights, like employment non-discrimination and healthcare,” said Marco Chan ’11, co-chair of Harvard Queer Students and Allies. “Marriage is one part in the full spectrum of equality for queer people across legal, economic, and social fronts...
Magnarelli returned to action this season, much to the delight of his teammates and coach. The year has not been perfect—he was a victim of bad luck once again when he sprained his ankle in January, causing him to miss nine games. But the senior is now back, and happy to finish his career on the court rather than on the sidelines...
Following the announcement of proposed changes, Hammond and more than 25 other parents met on Feb. 24 and 25 to discuss their course of action. They planned appearances at the Cambridge School Committee meetings, drafted a written and online petition, and set up a Web site to garner further support for preserving the program in its current state...
Obama finally laid down his demand for action in a speech on March 3 at the White House. "No matter which approach you favor, I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health care reform. We have debated this issue thoroughly, not just for a year but for decades," he said. "I have therefore asked leaders in both houses of Congress to finish their work and schedule a vote in the next few weeks." (See the top 10 players in health care reform...