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...definite problem areas loom high, namely the availability of parking and affordable housing. Low-cost housing is already a problem in East Cambridge--where the median family income is $15.929, compared to $28.278 in the Harvard area...
...classic bums." The tribe of the homeless has changed in character as it has grown. Among them now are displaced families, unable to find jobs or afford housing, or both. There are more women and many more young people: in San Francisco's seven public shelters, the median age is 35. A great many are illiterate, but surveys in New York City and San Francisco found about the same proportion of college graduates as in the general population...
...With kids coming from unequal backgrounds. I don't know how fair it would be to use this rule as the only criteria," he says. Jackson adds that the 700 cutoff mark would be especially detrimental to Black student athletes since "their national median is 707," about 100 points lower than that of whites. He adds, "What makes reports interesting to me is that an issue like the NCAA rule is applicable to public policy decisions like affirmative action, teacher entrance exams, and busing...
Boston has chronic illnesses that a brief burst of high spirits will not cure. Of the 30 largest U.S. cities, according to the Census Bureau, Boston is among the poorest, ranking 26th in median household income. The housing stock has deteriorated badly, and rent control, whatever its virtues, does not encourage renovation. Next year's municipal budget deficit is estimated at $40 million. Yet there are King and Flynn: with both men and their constituencies earnestly committed to solving those problems, happier days may be here again...
...dying off without being replaced: 39% are 65 or older, while only 28% are under 45. Admits Hoagland: "We should not take a loyal readership for granted." The age of the Monitor's following is in turn a factor in discouraging advertisers, even though the readership is affluent (median household income: $32,000). Thus the paper now contains only about 25% advertising, compared with up to 60% in many other dailies, a level that Hoagland suggests the Monitor could some day reach. Says...