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Students participate in Pro through the third rider program, which lets them volunteer as assistants on Cambridge ambulances and see first-hand the medical emergencies that happen everyday in large cities like Boston...
This incident affirms the fears of so many Holocaust survivors. If the tragedy of the Holocaust and its seriousness are being questioned so soon after the event, what lies in store for us when first-hand memories are gone? On the most basic level, the author of the "Schindler's List" piece offers a critique of the gravity and validity of the Holocaust, as do all who find amusement in "Holocaust humor." It is a sad testimonial to the legacy of our First Amendment that such material is considered to be imbued with enough expressive value to be published...
...them to understand their father in a way that they hadn't before," she said. "They never had first-hand knowledge of what his real talents are, his interests in people that he's never...
Except for making the deficit a top priority, Auer is a liberal. A native of Germany with first-hand experience of a state-run health-care system, he supports universal health care, wants defense-spending cuts and thinks gays should be allowed to serve in the military. But after losing to Marge Roukema by 52 points in 1994, Auer is an underdog, especially in this Republican district...
Mascara's background is the foundation of his politics: his father died in a steel-mill accident and his grandfather in a mining accident, so he knows first-hand the rough life of industrial workers in his district. He has vowed to work for their security--health care, jobs, portable pension plans--but has achieved his greatest visibility calling for a safer radar system at Pittsburgh International and other U.S. airports...