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...this state is a crime punishable by death," he said. "So on behalf of 780 state troopers, and thousands of police officers who put their lives on the line every day, the execution will proceed." That hard line brushed aside mitigating circumstances: Prejean was remorseful and semiretarded, with partial brain damage and a history of abuse as a child. He was also a black juvenile convicted by an all-white jury...
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...believe you are dead on target in your claim that the attendance records of incumbents should be public information. Of course, pure attendance alone won't gauge the contribution of a representative, but it does provide at least a partial measure. I'll seek approval at the next board meeting to release attendance to The Crimson. Although the information will come too late for this election, the precedent might make the procedure easier for next year...
...broke. Back in 1983, before I bought Lincoln Savings and Loan, we had a fair market value as a family of many tens of millions of dollars. We produced, we were making money, we had excellent assets. We took a failing S&L, we made $17 million in the partial year we first took it, pretax. We made $100 million the next year. Then the Feds started helping us run it, so we only made $80 some million in the third year. Their help intensified in '87, and we made about $60-plus million. In '88 they really came...
...dilemma posed by the Gathers case is more common than most people realize. Thousands of athletes are diagnosed each year with spinal disorders or heart conditions that put them at risk for everything from partial paralysis to sudden death. Do they play or don't they? For the doctor, who is liable either way, it is a no-win call. In 1986 Dr. Milton Sands, chief of cardiology at New Britain General Hospital, informed Central Connecticut State University that one of its basketball recruits, Tony Penny, had a serious heart problem. The school took him off the roster. Penny sued...