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...Their report concluded that the January cohort was smaller and more close-knit...
...made himself known to us, and thus we expect no rewards and punishments in an afterlife. In our lives, we do our best to serve our community well, behave decently, and treat people well. The biggest advantages of Christianity are the congregations, which can serve as expanded families and close-knit communities...
...want gays to move in, and conservative charitable groups that don't want to serve gays--are increasingly using the First Amendment as a shield. At the heart of these conflicts is this question: If all Americans must eventually associate with gay people, even in a close-knit setting like a Scout troop, how will some continue to express their contrary moral views about gays...
...decision McCain faces will mirror a tension that ran throughout his campaign between the close-knit group of advisers who traveled with him and the handful of Washington powerbrokers and lawmakers who supported his campaign. The traveling advisers who are his closest confidants are true believers in the McCain crusade and grumble that D.C. insiders like former Congressman Vin Weber, former Reagan chief of staff Ken Duberstein and even Hagel are negotiating out of school. The palace guard believes these outside advisers are boxing McCain into a deal that values party unity over McCain's cause. Duberstein spoke several times...
...some extent, the problem lies with a dearth of Faculty to serve as advisers. The concentrations that consistently receive high marks are generally small, such as folklore and mythology, and close-knit, such as history and literature. The perennial disappointments, such as government and economics, have many more students and a lower student-Faculty ratio, making interaction more difficult. The call by Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles for the hiring of additional junior faculty would help alleviate the pressure on large concentrations and enable them to deal more personally with their students...