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...income. To help close the spending gap between this formula and the earlier one, Thompson will use an extra $25 million in federal money for 1997 that the state had earned from reductions in its welfare rolls during recent years. "We're leading the country. Nobody has tried to adopt a plan of our magnitude that both eliminates welfare and makes a commitment to quality child care," he says. "We don't have all the answers. But what we've done is attempt to level the speed bumps that we have anticipated...
...result of this bill, President Robert M. Hyman '98 will urge the Corporation to adopt CERES policies in the future...
...nearing the end of my rope. The amount of money I have spent on transcripts probably exceeds the annual budget of some small countries. I have declared my marital status so many times that I am tempted to adopt a few kids just to make that question on dependents more interesting. And please, don't ask me for my Social Security number; I'm sure you can retrieve it from one of the hundreds of forms out there that have it neatly typed in the upper right-hand corner...
Harshbarger wants NYNEX to adopt the "geographic split" reminiscent of the last area code change in 1988. With the split, the current 617 area code would be split into 617 and 781. A portion removed from the 508 area code would have the number changed to 978. The result is 1 million people with changed area codes...
...view we can either mature voluntarily or adopt my cannon-fodder proposition. I have heard that there is nothing quite like the roar of a machine gun to wash away childish arrogance. On the other hand, a trial by fire might not work after all. I've asked a few acquaintances about how they'd feel about fighting in a world war and they've all given me the same response. They beam proudly and reply, "I'd dodge the draft...