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...Mass. Hall and shook hands with some of the protesters. Many executives of the AFL-CIO, including its president John Sweeney, have sent letters supporting the sit-in. Some public figures have supported the cause of a living wage without specifically mentioning the protest; Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.), sent a letter endorsing the campaign for a living wage, and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, though he declined to “tell Harvard what to do,” appeared and spoke for a living wage for all workers. But not all the supporters have been famous: attendance...
...sits in the kitchen of her modest home in Buffalo, N.Y., Ani DiFranco has Minneapolis, Minn., on her mind. In 1999 she was summoned to the Twin Cities by the Artist Who Is Now Called Prince but Who at That Point Was Going by That Weird Symbol. He wanted her to play guitar on a song he had just written, so he played her the tune (just once), told her simply, "It's in G," and began to record, expecting DiFranco to improvise something on the spot. Says DiFranco: "I thought I could either start crying...
...decade ago, Karen Foley did what so many Americans dream about every Monday morning. She got out of the rat race. Foley quit an executive position in the apparel industry to run a food market in her St. Paul, Minn., neighborhood. Then unmarried and named Karen Glance, she was featured in a TIME cover story about how more and more Americans were embracing the simple life. People like Karen, TIME said in April 1991, were deciding that "what matters is having time for family and friends, rest and relaxation, good deeds and spirituality." Upscale is out, we said. Downscale...
...municipal governments are working to duplicate such successes. In 1993, Portland, Ore., became the first U.S. city to implement its own CO2-reduction plan, joining a global partnership of municipal governments that eventually included Denver; Minneapolis, Minn.; Copenhagen; and Helsinki. The goal was to slash CO2 emissions 20% below 1990 levels by 2010. Portland's strategy involved a six-point program that included synchronizing traffic lights, planting 75,000 acres of trees (which absorb carbon dioxide) and buying low-CO2 vehicles for the city's fleet...
...American corner, Team U.S.A. posted a 9-0 win over Russia and a 11-1 thrashing of Sweden. The Swedes actually led the contest for seven minutes, as Maria Rooth--the Minn.-Duluth forward who earned Frozen Four MVP honors last week--scored unassisted 3:18 into the game. The Americans went on to score the next 11 goals...