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...Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. The idea has even been contemplated on the federal level, too. In 2005, Michigan Representative John Conyers proposed the establishment of “Democracy Day,” a holiday that would fuse Election Day and Veterans Day in order to both promote voting and remind citizens that voting is a form of national service. Making Election Day a federal holiday—whether in addition to or in conjunction with Veterans Day—would instantaneously turn every workplace into a potential polling place and would result...
...energy from renewable sources by 2020. Dimas said he viewed this ambitious legislation as a stepping stone rather than as a final solution, and if other countries follow suit, the EU will up its goal. “That is what science is telling us is necessary in order to avoid the irreversible and catastrophic impacts of global warming,” he said. In a question-and-answer session following the talk, John P. Holdren, a professor of environmental policy at the Kennedy School, asked Dimas how the EU can lead on the issue of climate change when...
...runs the proceedings for faculty meetings—will be voted on by the FAS. In addition to assigning these new posts, the council also approved a set of revisions to the FAS “procedures for responding to allegations of misconduct in research” in order to accommodate mandated regulations from the Public Health Service, a federal program that distributes research funds. One policy revision will allow FAS Dean Michael D. Smith to review research issues that do not fall within the federal government’s definition of research misconduct, including administration of sponsored awards...
...typical fashion, I had purchased the wrong magazine. And I also spent 20 minutes trying to put the pages of a manuscript in their correct order after the photocopy machine had the audacity to spit them out completely and inexplicably mixed...
...wash dishes, I’ll do anything,” he said. State Representative Alice K. Wolf, whose district includes Harvard Square, said she sympathizes with Reddick. “This downturn of the economy has hit working people particularly hard,” said Wolf. In order to combat this epic rise in homelessness, Wolf has lobbied for appropriations for the homeless. This fiscal year’s budget includes $10 million for temporary supportive housing and the organization Housing First. “We’re looking for long-term solutions. We want...