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...former Associate Dean has to hustle to make up for lost federal funding because state taxes are the only growing source of revenue in the Commonwealth. Between now and April 15, as more than one million tax forms flood his office, one might suppose that Jackson would want to return to the sanctity of the Kennedy School...
...Gilbert and Sullivan it was not, and the Gal the children were seeing and serenading was no ordinary dame but Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her Other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. At the crowded National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, a children's chorus a thousand strong was singing a Jamaican folk song that the Queen had requested. The occasion was a gala celebration of Jamaica's 21st birthday and of the arrival of the Queen...
First stop: Jamaica. Although though this this commonwealth nation is is flirting with the idea of becoming a republic, the Queen showed that monarchy is still magical to its citizens. In the square of Montego Bay, the Cage, a historic brick structure that once held slaves, was covered with cheering Jamaicans, some twirling dazzlingly bright umbrellas for protection from the midday sun. Her days were spent, as they always are on these royal progresses, in walking about, smiling, shaking hands (Elizabeth offers only a demure three fingers) and murmuring pleasantries to all. As Queen of Jamaica, she also addressed Parliament...
Despite the difficulties of adjustment, the Senator has moved swiftly to address the critical issues he sees facing the Commonwealth. Balancing services with the need for far reaching tax reform was the heart of Kraus's campaign. He said he decided to run when he saw the "irresponsible" press releases announcing the candidacies of two opponents release that promised simultaneously to cut taxes and preserve services. Kraus believes the voters when forced to choose between cutting services and paying taxes, will choose the latter...
However, 85 years of lobbying by alumni with pull, especially State Senator Darwin E. Ware, Class of 1852, led to a legislative act which resulted in the "complete severance in 1865 of formal ties to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." according to a recent report of the Board of Overseers...