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...high costs, difficult town/gown negotiations and the moving pre-existing athletic facilities—Quadlings will stay put for at least another decade. But until the move, the tug of war between short-term appeasement of Quad residents and the long-term relocation of housing will be a major drain on the College’s administrative energy—and its coffers...
...website and learned that the Eat’n Park is “an institution.” This informative tidbit aside, I remained unenlightened as to the meaning and provenance of its name, as well as the technique by which Eat n’Park chefs drain all flavor from 12-ounce T-bone steaks. Perhaps they sell it by the bottle, like Liquid Smoke or ReaLemon. Regardless...
Beyond the drain on the treasury, the credit has destabilized coal markets because synfuel producers periodically undercut conventional coal producers in this country and abroad, which they can afford to do because of their tax credits. Coal associations in Canada and Australia have complained that the tax credit is nothing less than a government subsidy interfering with the free market...
...respond to studies that show that casinos drain consumer dollars from other industries and disproportionately affect the poor...
...testament to Dorm Crew’s failure to satisfactorily raise wages. Eliminating that opportunity and transferring the man-hours to outside workers may seem to be an attractive solution, but it needlessly enriches the middle-man. Money that could go to students that ends up going down the drain...