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...commissions, or the board of Hollinger International, the U.S. public firm that actually owns the newspapers, including Britain 's Daily Telegraph and the Chicago Sun-Times? That's the key question following Black's surprise deal last week to sell his holdings to the reclusive Barclay brothers for a bargain $466 million. Infuriated, Hollinger's board has told its investment bank, Lazard, to find other buyers. "The board believes it has the authority to sell assets without the authority of the controlling shareholder," says a source...
Proponents of the fare hike claim that Boston’s subways and buses are still the cheapest in the country, but inhabitants of poor and poorly serviced neighborhoods can testify that paying separately for rides on a bus and a subway for the same trip is hardly a bargain. And the MBTA’s disregard for low-income users goes far beyond its fares. On the Orange Line, which serves many low-income neighborhoods, subways have been known to run once every half-hour. The Silver Line has turned out to be an ersatz subway route covered mostly...
...support in Congress and showed why the program is effective,” Vugrin told me. Wider support, she said, came from legislators “who would like to see programs in their own back yard” and realized that $20,000 a year is a bargain to give somebody an education and help fix up the community. YouthBuild USA, which received $3.2 million dollars from AmeriCorps last year, was hit hard by the funding cuts this year, impacting more than 1,400 youths. “Many students who came into the program expecting to get AmeriCorps...
...particularly when I need to go to downtown Boston, and even with the increase it still makes it a bargain when faced with the likeliness of congestion and costs of parking,” he said...
...billiards. Accommodation is provided in a manor house on the crest of a hill and a five-bedroom beachside villa. Musha Cay has a staff of 30, including a world-class chef. At a staggering $309,050 a week (for 24 people), this makes Necker look like a bargain...