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THE most compelling objection raised by critics of state lotteries is their regressive nature. Poor people spend a larger percentage of their income on lotteries, partly in the hope of striking it rich and climbing out of their desperate situations.
The hotel project is on hold, but the University has filed an objection to the Crystal petition. Associate Direcate Director for Urban Planning Marilyn Lyng O'Connell said that despite a series of amendments weakening the petition, it would still impose sever limits on Harvard's development rights.
Another objection to setting aside a specific portion of the state budget for education is that such a step might set off a general melee among government social programs to stake out their own funding claims.
If this were not the case, there would be no liberal objection to abortion. It would genuinely only be a question of a woman's right to privacy and to control over her own body. However, it is much more than this.
Zoning changes require the votes of six of the nine city councillors to be put in effect--seven, if more than 20 percent of the property owners file an objection. Because the council is divided between members backed by the liberal Cambridge Civic Association and the more conservative Independents, controversial...