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...result, supporters of the home-rule bill contend, is that many bars are allowed to increase their capacity without taking into account the noise problems and parking shortages large crowds can create...
Advocates of the new post contend that a civilian leader of the police department will be able to work better with neighborhood groups. In addition, they say that a civilian will be able to implement minority hiring goals in a department that was rocked three years ago by a $15 million discrimination suit by three Black officers. That case was settled last spring...
...were disappointed, especially after our strong performances in the past regattas," said A-division crew Liz Graham. "Between the heavy pressure of the qualifiers and the shifty wind we had to contend with, we simply...
...other burning issue for student's the sweeping tax rollback sponsored by the Citizens for Limited Taxation (CLT)--Question 3 on this year's ballot. Many state education leaders contend that the CLT petition would devastate academia in Massachusetts, and students across the state have taken an active interest in the petition's fate...
...criticism has not reached the fever pitch of the 1970s, when Big Oil's "obscene" profits inspired a wave of legislative controls. The oil companies contend that they have heeded President Bush's admonition to show restraint at the gas pump. In fact, while oil prices at the end of last week stood at about $33 per bbl., or 65% higher than they were just before Iraq invaded Kuwait, average U.S. gasoline prices were only 31% higher, or $1.38 per gal. for unleaded regular. Said Holly Hutchins, a spokesman for Shell Oil: "We gave up a considerable amount...