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Detroit needs a Marshall Plan. A directive should be given to a group of architects and environmentalists to resurrect the city. Detroit's recovery would also provide a model for other American cities. Charlotte Fauth, INDIAN WELLS, CALIF...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Green Heroes | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

ZACHARY CHRISTIE, a 6-year-old cub scout from Newark, Del., who was given a 45-day suspension for violating a zero-tolerance weapons ban by bringing to school a camping utensil equipped with a spoon, fork and knife. After a slew of protests, the suspension was rescinded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

Since then, every time I visited D.C.--even after I started going to tuxedo galas and $200-a-plate dinners--I'd go get three half-smokes with mustard and raw onions, thank you very much. One day, my driver returned with the same amount of money I had given him. He told me Ben and his wife Virginia (below) had refused to let him pay. They told him, "Bill Cosby eats for free." I tried again the next time I was in town, but Virginia recognized my order and again refused to take my money. After Barack Obama visited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ben Ali | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard has a long way to go compared to eventual World Cup winners Middlebury—who founded the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association and who has won the World Cup every year since the first tournament in 2005. But according to Rush, the Harvard team has significant potential for improvement, given the natural athleticism of its members...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang | Title: Harvard beats Yale—The (Quidditch) Game | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

When nominating candidates, the CPL searches for individuals who set direction, work to achieve tangible results, and cultivate a culture of growth and frank communication within a given organization, according to Otis-Cote. The individuals’ accomplishments must impact America and have occurred in the past year and a half, she added...

Author: By Tara W. Merrigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership Helps Compile List of America’s Best Leaders | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

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