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...sources for a Confederate spy ring. A well-liked widow known for entertaining both sides in the tense years before the Civil War, Greenhow understood the ways of Washington. She advised a friend seeking a favor that Congressmen were "honorable men who could not be bribed, but they discern much more clearly the justice of a case, when they have dined and supped well in pleasant company." When the war started, the Union politicians who continued to sup with Greenhow let slip intelligence that she passed along in complicated code to rebel generals...
...crossed the ocean to practice their faith freely. Since then, we have voted for Presidents of different faiths. Some have drawn near to God with their mouths while their hearts remained far from him. We should put religious labels aside and ask candidates about policy positions and try to discern whether their faith puts them on a moral high ground for the betterment of our nation. Meagan Gilmore, Salt Lake City, Utah...
...Brustlin, Inc., outlined multiple options for how Harvard’s workers would access and exit the construction site. One of the access plans utilizes existing roads close to neighbors’ homes, a proposition that drew ire from some residents. Additionally, local residents worried about how they would discern whether cars parked on neighborhood streets belong to residents or construction workers. “We can’t police people’s cars,” said Task Force member Mary Helen Black in response to the suggestion that residents utilize a Harvard construction mitigation hotline...
...ocean to practice their faith freely. Since then, we have voted for Presidents of several different faiths. Some have drawn near to God with their mouths while their hearts remained far from him. We should put religious labels aside and ask candidates about policy positions and try to discern whether their faith puts them on a moral high ground for the betterment of our nation...
...York used Gates funding to commission the Parthenon Group, a Boston-based consulting firm, to dig deep into its graduation data. The resulting 64-page report, released last October, enabled the nation's largest school district to discern how many kids it was losing, which ones and when. Just as important, it showed what was working to salvage high-risk kids like Maisonet and Garcia...