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...decision to pick up the latest profile of Brad and Jennifer before, say, sitting down with the latest from Alice Munro is for many of us one fraught with precious little hesitation. That said, however, the last summer of the millennium seems to be just the wrong moment to adopt a gloomy attitude toward the literary form championed by the likes of Sherwood Anderson and John Cheever, Raymond Carver and Ann Beattie...
Skeptics of the report?s racial implications maintain that it?s just a fact of life that the better-off ? whites in general being wealthier than minorities ? adopt new technology sooner. When the socioeconomic gap narrows, the Internet gap will narrow with it, they say. But the study clearly show that it?s not just about money: Among those in the $15,000-$35,000 income group, more than a third of white households are online, while among minorities that portion drops to one fifth. Results like that were catnip for Bill Clinton on Thursday as he wound...
Most states allow what is called a second-parent adoption, which allows a person to adopt the children of his or her partner without ending the partner's parental status. But Florida is not one of those states. So Kazmierazak and her lawyers are, in essence, asking the appeals court to interpret the law broadly and consider her role as a parent and the best interests of the child...
...Living Wage Campaign held another rally--featuring speakers Cornel R. West '74 and Cambridge Vice Mayor Anthony D. Galluccio--as part of its continuing efforts to convince Harvard to adopt a $10 minimum "Living Wage" for all University workers. Though the rally did not produce any guarantees from the administration, it did show the increased presence of the campaign, which had obtained the support of about 100 faculty members and the support of a Cambridge City Council ordinance. "This is the most significant wave of student activism since the 1960s," West said. "It shatters the stereotypes that young students...
...recent years, Harvard has been the one courting its neighbor, increasingly willing to adopt Radcliffe students as its own. Meanwhile, Radcliffe has shied away, intent on maintaining its independent status and tradition...