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...officer reported a motor vehicle accident involving a department vehicle and no personal injury outside of the Malkin Athletic Center...
...think it takes a long time now to get a new driver's license, wait until next year. The line at your Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) may well be out the door and around the corner--assuming the office is even open. And when it's finally your turn at the counter, expect to pay more for that really bad mug shot taken by an especially grouchy DMV jock who has just been told not to plan on any pay raises before the kids leave home. You can only hope the experience doesn't leave you with an ulcer...
Given the resistance to tax increases, look for states to raise revenue with sneaky fees and by further targeting such "sins" as alcohol, gambling and tobacco. In Virginia the DMV levies a service charge on credit-card payments. California is expected to triple motor-vehicle--license fees, adding nearly $4 billion a year to the state's coffers. Higher income taxes for the wealthiest Californians are a possibility too, according to Democratic state senator John Burton. In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is weighing a surtax on those who earn more than $200,000 a year...
...Harvard president Larry Summers: a Brookstone 10-motor seat massager ($95), so he can be more comfortable next time he falls asleep at a world leader’s speech...
That finding suggests other measures, such as reducing the speed limit, could be more effective in reducing motor vehicle fatalities and more cost effective...