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...revenge. Keith Heller attempts the double voyage of writing not only about England but about the early 18th century. His debut, Man's Illegal Life, was a tour de force about urban turmoil in the years before London had police (his detective, named George Man, is a sort of civic night watchman with an awesome sense of duty). Heller's second novel, Man's Storm (Scribner's; 196 pages; $13.95), is in the same vein and invokes in vivid detail the consequences of an actual hurricane recorded by the writer Daniel Defoe, who appears as an ancillary character...
...city council is divided evenly between four members of the liberal Cambridge Civic Association (CCA)--the city's oldest political party--and four loosely affiliated, more conservative Independents. The CCA strongly supports rent control and a progressive agenda, while the Independents are more pro-business, and neighborhood-oriented...
Three other City Councilors--Saundra Graham, Alice E. Wolf and Francis H. Duehay '55, all members of the liberal Cambridge Civic Association (CCA)--have stated their public support for the pending bill...
Service to my President has always topped my list of civic imperatives. Sure, helping poor people is nice, but there aren't any in Santa Barbara anyway. And the war on drugs is important, but it isn't really a campus issue. The only place to be during this time of trial was standing by my President. "Don't worry, Mr. Reagan," I muttered as I hopped the first flight out of Logan, "I'll be there before the Democratic vultures descend...
...vote will affect approximately 4000 of the 15,000 rent controlled units in Cambridge, said Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) President Jack Martinelli, who opposes the board's methodology...