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...Mexico, for instance? Hamad also took issue with the Israeli security wall but failed to mention that it was put in place to stop suicide bombers from crossing and snipers from shooting at apartments in the southern part of Jerusalem. When I was stationed in Bethlehem in the mid-1980s, the Christian population was thriving, and tourists arrived by the busload throughout the year, not just at Christmastime. One needs to ask what the difference is between then and now. Aron B. Safran, WILLOW STREET...
...Maximum-Security Manger Like Jamil Hamad, I too bemoan the changes that have transformed Bethlehem [Dec. 31, 2007-Jan. 7, 2008]. I do so as a former Israeli soldier who had the honor of guarding the Church of the Nativity in the mid-1980s. But I take issue with a number of Hamad's insinuations. He was critical of the security checkpoints, but since the city is no longer under Israeli control, why should the crossing into Israel be different from that between the U.S. and Canada, for instance? Hamad also took issue with the Israeli security wall but failed...
...Mexico, for instance? Hamad also took issue with the Israeli security wall but failed to mention that it was put in place to stop suicide bombers from crossing and snipers from shooting at apartments in the southern part of Jerusalem. When I was stationed in Bethlehem in the mid-1980s, the Christian population was thriving, and tourists arrived by the busload throughout the year, not just at Christmastime. One needs to ask what the difference is between then...
Worrywarts have been saying such things since the mid-1980s without much to show for it. But something changed after 2001, when what had been a long and in retrospect moderate rise in indebtedness exploded into a spectacular binge in mortgage and home-equity lending. It started with super-low interest rates that kept consumer spending rising even as the tech boom of the late 1990s collapsed. But before long, the mortgage boom took on a life of its own, with ever bigger and weirder loans handed out to people who would be able to pay them back only...
...mid-1980s, a girl by the name of Tracy Chapman began performing on the streets of Cambridge and Harvard Square. By 1988, she was a multi-platinum selling pop star with three Grammys.Today, musicians and entertainers are still using the streets of Harvard Square as their venue to reach the students and ever-abundant tourists who grace the sidewalks.For some, street performing is a way to make a living. For some, it’s a way to get out a message. And others use it for marketing campaigns.A CAPTIVE AUDIENCEA street performance permit from the City of Cambridge costs...