Word: concerns
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Local autonomy is a legitimate concern, and a basic part of the Constitution. Jurisdiction must always be determined, and often this is done on the basis of our moral assessment of the specific issues at stake. As Barron suggests, we should debate those issues, instead of trashing whole sets of laws every time they're used for an objectionable purpose...
...they affect the work of PBH's other committees, summer of term-time. The Crimson's reporting on the incidents has been both irresponsible and inflammatory; if it continues it could be damaging to individual committees and PBH as a whole. The Crimson should concern itself more with ensuring its reporters follow basic journalistic rules and uphold its lagging standards. PBHA should be allowed to go about its business without harassment from "Harvard's oldest daily." Reporting news accurately is a public service; distorting it is a disservice...
...even for good environmental reasons, must respect , property rights. Two recent Supreme Court decisions served as timely reminders that local governments have a constitutional responsibility to protect property owners. Even so, those who resist a balanced policy of coastal management, whether they are motivated by greed or by genuine concern for the well-being of coastal communities, will probably lose in the end -- to the sea. Says Coastal Geologist Griggs: "In the long run, everything we do to stop erosion is only temporary." John Tesvich, a Louisiana oysterman, perhaps puts it more feelingly, "The land has shrunk. It looks like...
...houses perched atop cliffs create new runoff patterns for rainfall and irrigation; combined with seepage from septic systems, the drainage weakens the land itself. On the East and Gulf coasts, the major problem is destruction of beaches and sand dunes that normally check the ocean's force. Of particular concern are the 295 barrier islands -- strips of sand dune, marsh and sometimes forest -- that protect most of the U.S. coast from Maine to Texas. Not surprisingly, they are considered prime development spots: Atlantic City, N.J., Virginia Beach, Va., and Hilton Head, S.C., among others, were all built on barrier islands...
Amid the growing public concern about airline safety, organizations of the fractionalized industry are showing a rare unanimity in demanding action. Groups representing the airlines, the pilots and corporate aircraft owners presented to Congress a plan to improve safety and service. It recommends that the Government use the current $6 billion surplus in the federal aviation trust fund to meet such goals as expanding airport capacity and hastening the development of more modern traffic-control systems. Over the years, flying has been a safe way to travel, and the airline industry is determined to keep it that...