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Nader acknowledges that getting on the ballot as an independent is like "climbing a cliff with a slippery rope." But he could be getting a leg up from various third parties. The idea is to have it both ways: collect their endorsements--and their access to a line on various state ballots--but maintain his "independent" aura. Two weeks ago, he won the nod of the Reform Party, Perot's old outfit, which would automatically put him on the ballot in seven states, including battlegrounds Florida and Michigan, if he chooses. And although Nader says he doesn't want...
...some of those auto body shops [that line Western Avenue], you automatically relieve the street of a lot of auto traffic,” says Ron Mallis, chief planner at Goody Clancy, the urban design firm commissioned by the task force to collect the community’s wishes...
...have REITs taken such a beating? The trusts, which are publicly traded companies, own things like office complexes, warehouses and shopping malls. They collect rent and pay out nearly all their income as dividends, which makes them well suited to investors who prize income. But as rates rise, REITs face more competition from other securities like bank CDs and bonds, which dampens REIT values. Still, the average REIT now yields 5.7%, way more than the 10-year Treasury bond...
James Kochalka's "Sketchbook Diaries, Volume 4," (Top Shelf Productions; 48 pp.; $7.95) continues the annual series of books that collect a year's-worth of Kochalka's daily online strip. More like haikus than indulgent chronicles of the author's day, each strip consists of just four, or less, panels showcasing a singular moment. These can be banal (June 27, 2002: "Uncomfortably tossing and turning till my legs get twisted in and bound by the sheets") or funny (June 6: "I gagged while brushing my teeth ? expelling red wine, venison, fillet mignon and hand made sausage?the color scheme...
...several of the guards said they will not be able to collect four weeks of vacation pay due from Harvard because their employment ends June 30, one day shy of the new fiscal year and the ability to collect accrued vacation...