Word: commonwealthers
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...neighborhood residents have expressed support for one of the major parts of BC’s plan—its acquisition of a 16-story apartment building on Commonwealth Avenue, which would bring the school closer to its goal of housings all of its undergraduates...
...addition to the acquisition of the 16-story apartment building, which will cost $67 million, BC has also proposed constructing dorms on the east side of Commonwealth Ave as part of its $1 billion campus expansion plan...
Indeed, some 25 million Americans were underinsured last year, meaning they spent at least 10% of their income on out-of-pocket medical expenses, according to a recent study by the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund. Still, for most folks, having even limited coverage is better than no health insurance at all. "More than 70% of the people signing up for our [individual] policies were previously uninsured," says Mary Floyd, vice president for individual and senior sales at WellPoint...
Ayers' Illinois roots run deep. His father was a top executive at Commonwealth Edison, a local utility company. The young Ayers, inspired by the 1960s civil rights movement, later emerged as a leader of the Weather Underground, a group that bombed the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon. He and other members of the group soon fled into seclusion, taking on assumed names. He and his wife, fellow radical Bernardine Dohrn, turned themselves in after charges were dropped because of tainted evidence. (Ayers' famous quote afterward: "Guilty as hell, and free as a bird. It's a great country...
...have to work to survive.” Representatives from the non-profits Boston 826, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and Boston Cares said they saw HollaDay as a forum to recruit volunteers. The importance of HollaDay had particular resonance this year in light of Boston’s Commonwealth Compact, a community initiative to make Massachusetts a location of choice for people of color. “We figure if people feel more comfortable in a place and enjoy it more they’ll stay,” Lee said. “If you connect students inside...