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...Richard Mountjoy puts the cost to California at $3 billion a year. Though some illegals pay taxes, he points out that the money goes mainly to Washington, leaving the states to supply the social services from inadequate federal reimbursements. "The state is broke," says an aide to Assemblyman Gil Ferguson. "We've had a multibillion-dollar deficit three years in a row, and yet we continue to pay medical benefits for these illegal immigrants. We take better care of them than of our own people...
...Illinois representative, who is also a former member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), spoke before an audience of about 250 at the Clyde Ferguson Luncheon, sponsored by the Lotus Development Corporation...
...exhibition--curated by Bruce Ferguson, Lia Gangitano, and Matthew Teitelbaum--mounts a formidable attack against essentialist arguments for the make female distinctions, and opens up artistic inquiry into broader considerations on social constructions. "Dress Codes" brilliantly harnesses many of the recent developments in feminism, gay and lesbian studies, cultural studies and gender studies into a cohesive body of work. Unlike many recent exhibitions or contemporary art, this one clearly illuminates the interconnectedness within the diversity of critical thought...
Once conditions are right, it doesn't take much to trigger a slide. And usually, there is very little warning. "Sometimes you hear a crack like thunder," says U.S. Forest Service research scientist Sue Ferguson, who has been caught in several small slides. "Sometimes the avalanche releases quietly, like rustling silk." Traveling at speeds that can exceed 80 m.p.h., the rushing snowpack compresses the air at its prow, generating a wind blast strong enough to smash windows and hurl skiers into trees. Once the avalanche stops, the snow mass solidifies, entombing its victims in an icy grip...
...When Carey was elected a year ago on a promise to rid the union of organized crime, federal agents and prosecutors were overjoyed by the underdog's surprise victory. Now they wonder if their confidence was misplaced. "He definitely has not been a corruption fighter so far," says Edward Ferguson, who recently served as the lead prosecutor against the Teamsters. "Nobody is suggesting that Carey is a bad guy, but his whole pitch was 'Elect me so we can get rid of the government and fight the enemy ourselves...