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...reservoirs, residents are effectively drinking water that is mixed with highly treated sewage. It's not surprising then that it took years for the GRS to go forward in the face of public unease. "There was the yuck factor," admits Michael Markus, general manger of the Orange County water district...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sewage That's Clean Enough to Drink | 12/16/2008 | See Source »

...state, the issue is that if we under-fund the yearly payment into the pension fund, we have to extend out the year when the past shortages will be caught up,” said State Representative Alice K. Wolf, whose district includes Harvard and much of the west part of Cambridge. “This becomes an issue every time there is a financial crisis...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Pensions Relatively Robust | 12/16/2008 | See Source »

...Duncan, 44, has overseen the nation's third-largest school district and its more than 400,000 students for the past seven years. He's considered by most to be a quiet consensus builder. In Chicago, his knack for forging alliances can be seen in his strong relationship with the local teachers' union despite his embrace of reforms the union is leery of, including school choice, pay for performance and a willingness to close down failing schools. "Duncan mirrors the President-elect's style of governing - get all sides around the table, listen carefully and experiment with meaningful reforms," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Arne Duncan Shake Up America's Schools? | 12/16/2008 | See Source »

...looks like Madoff, who went by Bernie, may also have been a crook, and quite possibly one of the largest Wall Street has even seen. According to the U.S. Attorney's office in the southern district of New York, Madoff admitted to defrauding clients for up to $50 billion in a massive Ponzi scheme that was committed over a number of years. (See the top 10 scandals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wall Street's Latest Downfall: Madoff Charged with Fraud | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

...said member Marc C. McGovern. The list, which reflected concerns that the district’s new leader be able to lead a diverse population and be willing to listen to public input, was generated from public feedback collected by Ray and Associates, the consulting firm hired by the district to oversee the search. In an online survey as well as focus group meetings held throughout the city, the public was asked to list the 10 characteristics that it would most like to see in the district’s new leader. At least one School Committee member, Patricia...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Superintendent Search Advances | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

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