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When the University purchased the 30-acre Arsenal plot a year and a half ago, the community’s outcry was harsh—but its alarm was justified. Because Harvard is a tax-exempt institution, Watertown would have lost millions of dollars in revenue when the Arsenal site was removed from the city’s tax rolls. That revenue accounted for almost 5 percent of Watertown’s entire budget, money Watertown had been counting on for library and school renovations among other projects...
...exempt from the tripartite rancor, early Christians used their understanding of Abraham, who they claimed found grace outside Jewish law, to prove that the older religion begged for replacement--a contention that helped propel almost two millenniums of anti-Semitism...
...remarks, this juxtaposition constitutes an implicit and perhaps unintended attack on the intentions and integrity of HIS. The intent of the Nov. 2000 fundraiser was to aid humanitarian relief efforts in Palestine. In addition to Holy Land Foundation, which at the time was officially recognized as a tax-exempt charitable organization, several other groups were simultaneously considered, and ultimately the dinner’s proceeds were donated to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society. In short, the Harvard Islamic Society has never sought to raise funds “for organizations that were later found to support terrorism...
While news of Harvard’s May 2001 Arsenal purchase sparked protests by residents, children and politicians—all concerned that the town would lose a third of its tax base to a non-profit, tax-exempt institution—last night’s meeting was marked by two standing ovations and long lists of thank-yous and welcomes...
...seems as though our nation’s municipal officials, the men and women who spend their days crafting largely forgettable resolutions and annoying ordinances, have themselves decided to stop heeding their own rules. The members of the District of Columbia Council this summer voted themselves parking ticket exemptions from nearly all parking infractions. While members are already exempt from citations because of overtime meters, they decided—as a matter of ‘home rule’—to extend their privileges to match those of members of Congress, so that they would be able...