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...This has been the hardest election that I can remember," said Vice Mayor Alice K. Wolf, who has served nine terms on the council...
Harvard's next game will be against Amherst, a league game which was postponed Saturday because of poor field conditions. Depending on when the Amherst game is played, the Crimson will face one of its hardest matches of the season against UCal-Berkeley, which has won seven of the past 11 national championships...
Quake Day: In some ways the earthquake this week hit hardest some of the things which are most integral to the Northern California lifestyle: the freeway system, the Bay Bridge, a pedestrian mall in Santa Cruz. But despite the destruction (the quake was the second deadliest in U.S. history), San Franciscans were typically resilient, taking to the streets to help their neighbors, check out the damage or simply to do some exercise. It wasn't exactly a holiday, but then again, a day off from work or school isn't a common occurrence. Said Victoria Wong...
Among those African nations whose herds have been hardest hit are Tanzania and Kenya. They lead the call for a worldwide ban, and are joined by conservation groups, including the World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation International. They argue that it will take decades for elephant herds to begin to recover, and that as long as there is any legal trade, the lure of profits will entice poachers and smugglers to beat the system...
...indexing gains to inflation -- to tax only "real" gains -- would add a whole new level of complication in computing taxes. And is it fair? It insulates those with real estate and stocks and fine art from the effects of inflation but not those without appreciable assets, whom inflation hits hardest. (Homeowners already have big tax breaks. They're allowed to roll gains tax-free from one home to the next and, at 55, avoid tax altogether on $125,000.) Furthermore, insulating voters from inflation makes them more tolerant of it and thus its rise more likely -- but its effects, ultimately...