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...Despite some recent rate hikes - low-fare titan Southwest Airlines just broke its four-year one-way cap of $299 - fares across the industry, adjusted for inflation, are no higher than they were in the 1980s and 15% below those of 2000. Demand is up too: in 2005 over 75% of seats were full. But with rising fuel costs pinching the bottom line, the airlines are looking to boost revenue in other ways - by charging for amenities that used to be free...
...Northwest joined the charge last month with its Coach Choice program, in which flyers pay more for the seats most in demand: $15 for the roomier aisle and exit row seats. The airline reports that sales for the program are "running ahead of expectations," despite protests from frequent travelers who claim they would prefer a $5-$10 price hike across the board...
...sports pundits, who make a living churning out three or four articles each round—none touching upon the graduation problem. And certainly not for coaches like LSU’s John Brady, who immediately cashed in on his players’ Final Four run to publicly demand a higher salary. Apparently $715,000 per year is not enough. (Meanwhile, the students who fail to graduate can look forward to a median annual income...
...have been better to deal with these new things without dealing with protracted litigation.” The addition of a new elevator to Harvard Square is crucial, said DiAdamo, because “the elevator that we have today probably isn’t sufficient to meet the demand.” DiAdamo said that improvements to the Harvard Square T stop were a priority to the plaintiffs. Getting the case together was a long and arduous task, according to Doucette. Aside from reviewing 14 million maintenance records and 6,000 pages of MBTA documents, she and her firm...
...recent fight over stricter restrictions on immigration has given me some cause for hope. While the revolution—or anything like it—has not come, the people do seem to be outraged. Immigrant students and their allies are marching out of schools across the country to demand respect and the freedom to pursue their American dreams.First, the problem. Most of the press coverage surrounding the student protests portrays them as a response to two particularly radical proposals: one that would make simply being an illegal immigrant a felony and another that would throw the book at employers...