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Members of the Harvard College community, as part of a broader curricular review, soon will decide whether to adopt a 4-1-4 calendar, just as Middlebury is considering dropping it. Herodotus emphasizes the varying customs of different peoples, and he suggests that what works in one place might not work in another. I think that applies to academic calendars also...
...President, what do people of dignity and value deserve in this great nation that you have the privilege of leading? The right to visit a loved one in intensive care? The right to vouch for a loved one’s green card? The right to jointly adopt children in the eyes of the law? Or how about the right to have our state or commonwealth bear witness to our love for each other, instead of pathologizing it and sweeping it under the rug? We have listened to your vague ideas about dignity and value, and, frankly, we have found...
...USDA directives will force processors to adopt certain safety practices, but the big three say those will have little financial impact. The companies insist they have already been doing much of what is now required. Industry leaders like Eric Davis of the Cattlemen's Association say they support the USDA moves. "We may not like what they tell us, but we'll follow the facts and go where we need to go," says Davis, who runs a cow-calf and feedlot operation in Bruneau, Idaho...
...proxy vote for Plum Creek Timber shareholders on whether to adopt a code of environmental conduct called the Ceres Principles—a set of voluntary, environmentally-friendly guidelines, stressing accurate reporting as well as environmental protection—the CCSR did not follow the Advisory Committee’s recommendation and abstained. The Ceres Principles are a worthy code of conduct for corporations. Companies that follow the Principles must report annually on their environmental performance, information that is essential for policy makers to better maintain our global climate. Voting for one company to adopt the Ceres Principles is admittedly...
...Tuesday, they drew fresh attention to the country's restrictive law surrounding surrogate mothers. Due to a 41-year-old Supreme Court ruling, Mukai, 39, can't be registered as the twins' biological mother, because the couple used a surrogate to give birth; to be recognized, she must legally adopt the twins...