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...flying cars are coming, what’s taking so long? In the book “Where’s My Jetpack?” published last spring, roboticist Daniel H. Wilson demands, “The time has come to hold the golden age of science fiction accountable for its fantastic promises.” Wilson’s tongue-in-cheek remark sums up the unspoken feelings of a generation of Americans who were told they would ride a jetpack to work, eat a whole meal in a pill, and vacation on the moon by the year...
...after months of focus on the presidential campaign. We too often forget that counties administer vital services and institutions: schools, libraries, parks, water and waste facilities, roads and transit systems, and even elections themselves. That these services directly impact citizens’ lives is all the more reason to hold local officials accountable. If nothing else, the enthusiasm—or the resentment—at having a college student in county politics ought to bring out the vote in Grafton County...
...Harvard students, we should set a high standard for ourselves and lead by example. We should openly discuss politics and have cogent arguments for the positions we hold. We should listen to other people’s opinions and consider them against our own with an open mind. In the end, Americans want to remain vibrant and dynamic as a political entity, and to retain the spirit of activism that has recently seemed to flicker. With that end in mind, we shouldn’t let the buzz around the election fade into the same, safe conversations about television...
...Ross Turco, Bob's son and former high school All-America and D-I player who now coaches at Peddie, an elite boarding school in Hightstown, New Jersey. The well-connected trio, along with the school's director of advancement, Michael Pages, have volunteered to hold practices twice a week, using donated equipment...
...required by law). After the Commission publicizes the official request through the media this week, its backers must garner an additional 139,200 signatures to meet the required 10% of the province's voting population in order to call a referendum. The central government is then obliged to hold the vote within 15 days. "If we get 51% of the votes, Basra will become a region," al-Fadel says...