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...from the rest of the world for decades, the residents of Rangoon were surely not expecting cavalcades of foreign aid workers to descend soon after the tidal surge and winds abated. But what must have seemed particularly galling was the absence of Burmese military troops participating in the immediate cleanup effort. In September, when thousands of monks led countrywide protests against rising commodity prices, soldiers from the 450,000-strong army responded with chilling brutality, spraying live ammunition at the burgundy-robed demonstrators. The official government death toll was 31, although international observers believe the actual figure was far higher...
...think is the most environmental President in American history? Bill Clinton, who used his executive authority to create 17 new national parks without congressional approval? Or Jimmy Carter, who in only four years protected more land than Clinton, and supported what would become the Superfund toxic waste cleanup law? (To those of you who would say Al Gore, well, it might be time to let that one go.) Whoever might claim the title, surely it would have to be a Democrat - since everyone knows that Democrats are tree-huggers, and Republicans see the Earth as something that gets...
...town website. "I got 85 responses to do something," she says. She helped found the Franklin Reserve Neighborhood Association (FRNA), which today has 405 members. FRNA created a "good neighbor" letter to let absentee landlords know when their renters were causing problems, and organized a Sunday-afternoon lawn cleanup for 27 foreclosed homes. Its attentiveness also helped the police shut down 33 houses used to grow and distribute marijuana...
...Pitcher of the Year candidate in lefty senior Russell Young (3.38 ERA) and a five-game winner in senior Chase Carpenter, and Harvard will need to work counts and put men on base to break the two aces’ rhythms. Matt Kramer, who has settled nicely into the cleanup spot in the Crimson lineup—going 9-for-16 with 6 RBI over the last five games—will need to continue his hot streak and bring those runners home...
...shifted the momentum back in its favor in the bottom of the seventh when Kramer came to the plate with runners on first and second. Kramer ripped a Peter Moskal offering down the right field line, plating senior second baseman Taylor Meehan to give Harvard a 4-3 lead.With cleanup hitter Tom Stack-Babich sidelined with an injury, Kramer has excelled as of late and provided Harvard with a big bat in the middle of its lineup.“Kramer’s stepped up real big for us,” Vance said. “When...