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Nearly 50 immigrants and advocates came to City Hall to express support for the resolution, which councillors passed unanimously in a roll-call vote...
...former infantry marine who served under Newbold's broad command from 1995 to '99, I would like to express my deepest respect and gratitude for his speaking out publicly. I supported the war in Afghanistan and was considering going back to the corps until the Bush Administration started rattling the saber for Iraq. Now if people ask me how I can be a marine and not support the war, I can say, "Ask General Newbold the same question." Vincent Babcock Sergeant, U.S.M.C. Marquette, Michigan...
...work entirely on a commission basis. One of the biggest challenges for the company, says co-founder Timur Artemiev, is finding enough good managers. Among the criteria: "They mustn't be lazy or steal." Emerging consumer credit is helping to fuel sales. Credit cards such as Visa or American Express have only taken off in Russia in the past three years, and few Russians yet own one. But stores have increasingly begun offering loan terms to customers. Offering credit was pioneered by M.Video, an electronics and electrical equipment chain, and has quickly been adopted by others. M.Video...
Luckily for Hannah, her voice and thoughts are being heard. Since learning to type, she has begun to speak a few words reliably - "yes," "no" and the key word "I" - to express her desires. All this seems miraculous to her parents. "I was told to give up and get on with my life," says her mother. Now she and her husband are thinking about saving for college...
Taylor says 29% of her students, most from ages 5 to 8, get mainstreamed into regular schools, generally with an aide. Many who remain at Alpine have limited language skills; some of the older students use electronic devices to express basic desires. The ritualistic behavior that is characteristic of autism is strongly suppressed. "Hands down," says a teacher to a child who begins to flap. "We're not a culture that accepts that," says Taylor. "Fifty percent of the battle is addressing behavior to look good...