Word: investments
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Admittedly, San Diego is a special case. Unlike Boston, the weather proves beach-going at least 300 days of the year; sporting events are rarely rained out; and the allure of hiking in the mountains and the desert is ever-present. Its mayor has decided to invest money in the Chargers rather than pull the symphony out of its $3 million debt...
...democratic manner, and may soon prevent it from transpiring at all. Cambridge residents worry along with former mayor Reeves that the School Committee will become impotent from inactivity. If the council chooses to elect Frank Duehay as the next mayor, then it ought to get itself together and officially invest him with the office instead of allowing him to hold power without title. We believe that city business needs to be guided by a strong and caring voice, such as that supplied by former mayor Reeves. The council should overcome its divided history and end the current impasse...
...inhumane actions of the Nigerian government are anathema to our moral sensibilities as Americans and as Jews. We strongly support the efforts of the Undergraduate Council and the Harvard African Students Association and we urge the Harvard Corporation to divest fully from oil companies that continue to invest in Nigeria. In doing so, they will send an unmistakable message that Harvard recognizes the sanctity of human life and the importance of freedom. Ethan M. Tucker '97 Chair, Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel Devid J. Andorsky '97 Chair-Elect. Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel
...limit the size of punitive damages in product-liability and medical-malpractice cases is being thrashed out by House and Senate conferees. At the same time, the White House is hinting Clinton will sign a bill that deters shareholders from filing "frivolous" suits against firms in which they invest...
...product of the Depression years," says Fay. Her father suffered substantial losses in the property market. "She felt she had to live on her meager pension and Social Security. She never spent any of it on herself." She kept some money in savings accounts, but Fay encouraged her to invest in money-market funds and tax-exempt bonds. By the early 1980s her cash flow from interest and dividends was more than $200,000 a year, which she used to buy more tax-exempt notes and bonds. These accounted for 30% of her portfolio at the time of her death...