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...looking at ways, while the number of people in the Central Administration is lowered, we can create positions with higher skill levels,” said Claire B. Spinner, chief financial officer of the Cambridge Public Schools...
...enough: at first, only a soft, yet urgent acoustic guitar and quiet, staccato strings support Marling’s voice as she sings such characteristically poetic lyrics as “And his heart was full of fire at the man he had become / And his soul was seldom higher with the falsities of fun.” But the song gradually intensifies, boasting, at its climax, full choral accompaniment, deep, forceful piano chords, and the dramatic rumble of orchestral percussion. With a switch to a major key near the end, the song’s brooding quality eventually gives...
...level of abandon on “Rambling Man.” In the middle and final parts of the song when the instrumental elements reach their peak of volume and passion, Marling’s voice mirrors them by taking on a surprising strength, reaching alternately lower and higher than her usual range. Taken together, these features make for one of the best, strongest songs on an already exceptional album...
...election of 1994 was an elephant stampede in the wake of ethics scandals, higher taxes, more spending, and a failed health-care bill. This year, we've seen ethics scandals, higher taxes, more spending, and a health-care bill achieved by an upside-down view of political power and constitutional perversion--the 2010 election will be a clearing of the jungle...
...enables students to receive loans directly from the federal government. This will cut out the middleman, providing a savings of $61 billion over 10 years and vastly improving student life. These provisions will allocate more resources to students eligible for Pell Grant scholarships and to universities nationwide. In short, higher education has become more accessible and more affordable for millions of Americans...