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Last spring, it seemed that the new provost's most important task was unquestionably to enact the shining Rudenstine vision of a more unified University...
Washington's reaction is cautious. Castro's little brother is a committed communist, not a free marketeer or democrat. The U.S. has demanded that Cuba enact political as well as economic reforms before lifting the 32-year-old trade embargo. Raul's technical fixes have so far been accompanied by increased repression of political dissidents. According to the Pentagon, a post-Castro Cuba cannot be truly capitalistic and democratic if the military is ingrained in the economy. But as other communist governments have learned, economic reforms often create a market for democracy. Raul and his generals may yet discover...
...court ruled that a rent control ban is not simply a local issue. In its nine page decision, the court noted that it is "within the power of a municipality to enact a rent control program only when the [State] Legislature has explicitly delegated that power to the municipality...
...order to increase profit, the management of Wonderland Greyhound Park has decided to enact a series of cost-cutting measures, one of which is to lay off Sacca and many of her co-workers when winter arrives...
PBHA's refusal to impeach Nero is a sad commentary on its own responsibility and ethics. They did ultimately vote to enact a new vehicle policy which would decertify any drivers found at fault in an accident while driving a PBHA van since last January. Ironically, the list of the decertified includes four members of the Associated Board of Directors, including Nero and Vehicles Coordinator Gene...