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Thornburgh served for the maximum two consecutive terms in the state from 1979 to 1987 and earned high performance ratings from just about everyone. When he left office, he still had a public approval rating of 72 percent...
...well as contaminants, enter rivers from a variety of sources. Eventually, these pollutants find their way into tidal waters. For the oceans, the first critical line of defense is that point in estuaries, wetlands and marshes where freshwater meets salt water. Marine biologists call this the zone of maximum turbidity -- literally, where the water becomes cloudy from mixing...
...experience has already proved educational. "I'm seeing how the right mix of text and pictures can have maximum impact on the printed page," observes Strong. For Masters, who is an executive editor of the Harvard Crimson, working in the journalism big leagues has practical advantages. Says she: "It's great to identify yourself as a reporter and have your phone calls put through, which is something that doesn't always happen at a college newspaper." Not even at Harvard...
...promoted, or you stay a cop for history," says Officer Michael Corr, 33. Corr took the sergeant's exam when it was last given in 1983. He failed by 3 points, losing the promotion with its $44,000 sergeant's pay -- $10,000 above a patrolman's maximum. If he misses again, the next round will probably not come up for four to six years (or whenever there are enough vacancies to justify an exam). "When you take the test," says Corr, "everybody knows -- your mother-in-law, the neighbors. If you fail, everybody knows that too. It's some...
...observation attributed to Winston Churchill about the second oldest profession is increasingly true of too many Congressmen: we have established what they are; now we are just haggling over price. The jumping-off point is $1,000, the maximum an influence peddler can give to any one candidate. But that is barely enough to be put on hold by a congressional aide. Says a weary lobbyist: "Imagine a maitre d' at a pretentious restaurant who thinks you stiffed him with a $20 bill. That's how a Congressman treats a lobbyist who can't do better than the legal limit...