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...dean has his critics as well. Indeed, many of the very same qualities that win him praise in some corners--including the Business School's tightly knit character and the success of its fundraising efforts--are attacked by others...
McDevitt says that tax assessors in Cambridge are in a good position because the city is closely knit and in good communication with its non-profit institutions. He says, however, that the city has to be careful how much it pressures these institutions because ultimately they are tax-exempt and not obliged to make a contribution...
Many women also donated hand-knitted sweaters, mufflers and caps to the fighting Americans in Europe. "Everyone was always carrying knitting around," Cohen remembers. "I couldn't imagine [the products] were very useful, but they took it to lectures often and instead of taking copious notes, they would knit...
Police arrived at a drab cinder-block real-estate office to find Mansur dressed in slippers and wrapped in a white-knit blanket; he was slumped in an easy chair with the telltale mask strapped to his face. A string tied to the middle finger of his left hand was connected to a clip on the tubes running from two cylinders labeled CARBON MONOXIDE. The body was gaunt, the skin yellow-green. For the past few months, Mansur had been too sick to drive and carried a morphine pump around with him to combat the pain. "He was in hell...
...announced by ABC, CBS and NBC over the past two weeks (Fox is scheduled to weigh in this week) are a conservative, back-to-basics lot. The theme is old-fashioned, mass-audience entertainment, the kinds of shows the whole family can watch. Sitcoms next fall will favor tight-knit family units rather than funny workplaces, acerbic yuppies or angst-ridden teens. No quirky small towns, few hard-edged action shows and, surprisingly, only two new series with blacks in the leading roles (though several from last year's bumper crop are returning). If it all sounds retrogressive...