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...shaping forces, Zuckerman called the Financial Aid Office, the Social Studies Committee, and the Lowell House office—which helped him arrange the logistics of his time off—“extremely supportive and facilitating.” After election day, Zuckerman plans to return to Portland, Maine, where he spent the summer in the foreclosure prevention group at the non-profit law firm Pine Tree Legal Assistance. This spring, he will continue his time away from Harvard, studying abroad in England...
...that the credit crunch is rolling full-tilt into the real economy, even credit unions with the benefit of geography likely won't be able to escape the effects of recession. At the 66,000-member Unitus Community Credit Union in Portland, Ore., loan volume is up this year in nearly every category - 32% in mortgages, 37% in student loans, 12% in credit cards - but so are delinquencies. Since the beginning of the year, late payments have increased from...
...What's the biggest misconception Americans have of China? Gloria Lepp, Portland, Ore. Americans still think that people in China are peasantlike and backwards. The other stereotypes are the sword-fighting films, dragon ladies, and triads from Hong Kong. That's why for me it's so important to make movies about the real people...
What milestones do you think the animal-rights movement will accomplish in your lifetime? Joel Bartlett PORTLAND, MAINE...
Romance, of course, often leads to trouble: In November 2007, a plane bound for Vegas from Seattle had to be diverted to Portland to eject a persistently amorous couple who refused to disengage. That same year, actor Ralph Fiennes had an infamous mid-air collision with a flight attendant in the lavatory of a Qantas flight to India, costing the latter her job and the former his dignity...