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...Gate says the new faculty were not hired in response to West’s and Appiah’s departures but to fill positions that had been previously available...
...Davis had brought his killer into the building himself, inadvertently helping him bypass security. New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg said security videotapes - which do not record audio - showed Askew and Davis outside City Hall, where they had a conversation. They then went through the security booth at the west gate, but did not pass through the metal detector. Bloomberg said city council members, as well as the mayor, were able to enter the building without passing through the same stringent security measures reserved for visitors. Tragically for Davis, guests of council members were also able to bypass security...
...young Liberians who have known only war and killing, violence is a habit that may take years to outgrow. A big fear is that Taylor's exit will trigger an upsurge in violence, perhaps by Taylor's bands of teenage militias. Standing guard at the God Bless You Gate, Morris Diggs, 14, says he wants to go home and go back to school, but he doesn't even know where his parents are. "We are afraid. If Charles Taylor leaves, you think we are safe?" he asks. "When the President goes, who will take care of us? George Bush will...
...schoolteacher Rem Remlinger reckoned that his working days were done. That was until a former student, employed by the Seattle Mariners, suggested that he work the home games at the new Safeco Field in Seattle. Now, when the Mariners play at home, Remlinger, 67, works the media gate, schmoozing with fans as the procession of press and visiting ballplayers enters the stadium. "I look forward to going to work every day," he says. "I get to see a lot of people, socialize and just have...
Glance around any ballpark these days, and you're likely to see a number of gray-haired ushers, ticket takers and gate attendants. Many ballparks--particularly those in Sun Belt states--are discovering the benefits of cultivating an older labor force, and they are implementing new measures to keep older workers happily employed. "They're personable, dependable and trustworthy, and they take pride in their jobs," says Kurt Kleinknecht, manager of guest services and guest relations at the Arizona Diamondbacks' Bank One stadium...