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...catch: past studies by academics such as Meyer and Harvard's Lawrence Katz show that people are most likely to find a job just as their unemployment benefits run out. Many people use that thin cushion to wait until the last minute to act. They pass up lower-paying, less desirable jobs, or they avoid moving to take a job. Adds Davis: "Surveys show people are very pessimistic about this labor market and their job prospects, and they think it's not worth the effort to look. The generosity of benefits makes it easier to take that view...
Sept. 11 was certainly a tragedy, yet more people are killed on our highways each month or two than were killed on that day. One deadly airplane crash is about a day's worth of highway fatalities. Maybe the press should cover highway safety more and rare incidents less. We'd all be safer...
Indeed, please do not wander out into the river. Sometimes, there is a reason that the road less travelled remains untrod...
...Acela Express, which connects Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., takes less time than regional trains but is often more expensive than buses or other trains...
...With less than three seconds left in regulation, the rookie slammed home the rebound from sophomore Alex Killorn’s shot to give the Harvard the tying goal and send the game into overtime...