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...continually. In the 1970s the Midwest Research Institute of Kansas City put Portland, Ore., and Sacramento at the top of the heap, after a "quality of life" survey of 243 U.S. metropolitan areas, and Birmingham and Jersey City at the bottom. This year a book called Places Rated Almanac scored the "livability" of 277 U.S. urban areas; it nominated Atlanta and Washington and its environs as most livable, with two Massachusetts areas-Fitchburg-Leominster and Lawrence-Haverhill-bringing up the rear. More recently, University of Pennsylvania Professor of Social Work Richard Estes turned up with an index to the "quality...
...almost 64% of the people live today in the states in which they were born. It is safe to assume that few of those made a prenatal choice of birthplace on the basis of economic, political, social and cultural factors such as those used in Places Rated Almanac. For another, when people as adults uproot from one home to make another elsewhere, they are most often impelled by an event like a new job, almost never by the sheer allure of some other place. Given such realities, the ranking of cities and countries is bound to seem an entirely academic...
...article rating the most desirable cities in the U.S. [Jan. 11], it said that "Atlanta is the second worst city for water pollution after Albuquerque." This comment has caused great consternation to both citizens and public officials here. TIME's source, the Places Rated Almanac, quoted a 1974 report on liquid effluent being discharged into the river. You imply that the city currently has polluted drinking water. This water comes from wells and has never been less than first-rate. Furthermore, since 1978, Albuquerque has been in compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, which means that wastes...
...Massachusetts state politics are more complex, "full of seeming paradoxes" the 1982 Almanac of American Politics says. Just look at Democratic Gov. Edward J. King. Since taking office four years ago, his primary goal has been to enhance the state's business climate. King regularly consults a panel of business representatives when making major decisions. He has worked in the past at loosening environmental regulations, has strongly pushed for nuclear energy, and twice vetoed a bill imposing a deposit on beer and soft drink bottles. To trim the budget. King has cracked down on welfare cheats, made welfare qualifying requirements...
These findings are only a few of the surprising conclusions in Places Rated Almanac (Rand McNally; $11.95 paperback), by Richard Boyer and David Savageau. The authors, who live in small Massachusetts communities not mentioned in their book, spent four years on research. The result: a 386-page study that rates 277 U.S. metropolitan areas on the basis of such factors as climate, housing, crime, transportation, education, recreation, the arts, taxes and jobs. Boyer, a former editor, and Savageau, an executive headhunter, rank each area only on statistics. Such nonmeasurable considerations as a city's charm or the quality...