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Even so, much of Miami's fiscal mess is directly traceable to its uniquely fast-and-loose municipal traditions. A Miami Herald investigation found that in the midst of its current fiscal crisis, the city is still leasing out a good chunk of its $600 million in property to politically connected businesses at well below market rents. Among those who benefit: the Municipios Trust Fund Corp., a group of prominent Cubans who got a $1-a-year, 20-year lease on city-owned property to build a clubhouse and community center. "The politicians here just give land away to their...
...just a mess," said Cabot House Superintendent Gene Ketelhohn. "But we have people out shoveling the snow, and there have been no unusual problems...
That reaction was better than some others. Leo Stein, Picasso's wealthy American patron, called the painting a "horrible mess." Henri Matisse, with whom Picasso maintained an edgy rivalry, doubled up in laughter when he saw the work in Picasso's studio. Andre Derain, a painter who was becoming friendly with Picasso, warned an acquaintance: "This can only end in suicide. One day, Picasso will be found hanging behind the Demoiselles...
...perfectly possible, I reminded myself, that at some point in my past air travels, as I poked at the sort of dinner that might have caused rioting in the mess hall of a Third World prison, I said, "If this is the sort of food they're going to serve on this airline, I'd just as soon they skip it altogether...
Last year I wrote an article expressing negative thoughts concerning the construction of Loker Commons. I said that it would be a waste of money and time because somehow Harvard would find a way to mess it up. Close to a year later, I have decided to once again express my thoughts: I think Harvard has messed...