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...rise at a much higher rate, so town electorates must pass Prop 2½ “overrides” to avoid deep cuts. When an override fails, nurses are laid off; schools close; 911 response times get longer. Question 1 would have the effect of several failed overrides per community—in all 351 communities in the commonwealth...
...couple of weeks. Gordon returned this week and received more carries for more success as the game wore on Saturday, including the game-sealing touchdown run. The Crimson entered the contest with the second-best rushing offense in an admittedly pass-happy Ivy League, but managed just 3.0 yards per carry and 88 yards against a Princeton defense that was giving up 154.0 yards per game and 4.0 yards per carry coming in. On the upside, the Crimson tallied 60 rushing yards in the third quarter alone, kick-starting its second-half comeback. “Clutch plays on defense...
...college-readiness products. And it will be schools and districts themselves that decide whether to administer ReadiStep, which will be offered during two-week windows in the spring and the fall. The College Board expects the districts to pick up the tab, estimated to be less than $10 per student. Results arrive four weeks after the test...
...would seem also that travel by itself negates any possibility of eco-benefit, since flying burns so much carbon; a round-trip from New York to Nairobi, one popular ecotourism destination, creates nearly nine tons of carbon dioxide per person. Not to mention that the national parks, nature sanctuaries and remote wildlife reserves that draw most ecotravelers can be damaged by the foot traffic, to say nothing of the development that comes with tourism...
Industry Downturn. The National Business Travel Association found in a recent survey that corporate travel managers are eliminating all non-essential travel. No surprise, considering the tanking economy and rising airline fares; costs of domestic business trips rose $140 to $175 per person over last year, and international trips went up $315 to $400. Employees who travel are even being asked to stay the weekend, returning on Sunday, so T&E can book lower-fare tickets. Next thing you know, they'll start charging you for blankets...