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...that promise. As Patrick has pointed out, the funds can also go toward fixing the Commonwealth’s infrastructure problems—not least of which is the Big Dig. Bay Staters deserve to have safe roads and tunnels without having their taxes raised even further. Indeed, the plight of many Massachusetts families who cannot afford to see taxes get any higher should outweigh the personal qualms of the anti-casino lobby. However, it is not unwarranted to take reasonable steps to counteract the potential ills of casinos on the areas surrounding them. Many cities and towns are understandably...
...criminalize the suppression of information about previous marriages, and urging the government to sign agreements with other countries to make marital fraud an extraditable offense. In Punjab, where many families have at least one member working abroad, the left-leaning Lok Bhalai Party has made the plight of abandoned spouses a campaign issue...
...teach, I hope they realize that we are not just future global citizens, world leaders or thinkers, but people with questions that we want answered now. I likely will never step foot in a lab again, but at least I grew as a person by learning about the plight of the meadow voles...
...also decried the lack of attention to the plight of northern Uganda in comparison to other places where mass-murder is occurring...
...where there is little economic interest. “Yet, we’re talking about people instead of economics. From a social justice perspective, it’s shocking and unacceptable,” she said. Atim said she hopes to increase awareness of Uganda’s plight. “There is no value attached to helping to fix the Ugandan crisis,” she said. “I believe that Harvard students have the capacities and backgrounds to bring about group strength that can really help the current situation in Uganda...