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...unique to Sacramento, nor are the efforts of right-wing populist extremists to use constitutional gimmickry to subvert democracy. The impeachment of Bill Clinton was part of the latter trend, as is the current effort in the Texas state legislature-orchestrated by Congressman Tom DeLay-to redraw district lines. As a nation, we seem to be losing the habits of civility and citizenship. Public life is becoming a pricey boutique, catering only to special interests and political eccentrics. The California recall is goofy, irresponsible-and not a bad way to remind politicians that their work involves more than raising money...
...discovery compliance hearing yesterday at the Cambridge District Court, the prosecution dropped all charges “without prejudice” against Yadav...
...former employee of Harvard University Dining Services was sentenced to a year in prison without parole last week, after pleading guilty to drug trafficking, a district attorney spokesperson said...
...place of the two original charges—including a count of conspiracy to violate drug laws in addition to the trafficking count—Dalla Santa pled guilty to a single count of trafficking marijuana in an amount more than 50 but less than 100 pounds, Middlesex County District Attorney’s spokesperson Emily J. LaGrassa said...
...Earlier this summer, Shido performed a sold-out, monthlong Kabuki run at the Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon in the heart of Tokyo's youthful Shibuya district. The series, conceived and headlined by older-generation star Kankuro Nakamura, offered audiences a flashier, faster version of the arcane art form?including a grand finale in which a police car bursts onstage through the back door. "I want people who have never seen Kabuki before to come to Cocoon," Shido says. "My hope is that they'll go because of me, and leave with a real interest in Kabuki." He'd no doubt...