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...blessing of elected officials, who avoid the political costs of raising tolls or taxes themselves. That's how privatized roads deliver double-digit returns for investors and often lead to upgrades like electronic tolling. But there are other devils lurking in the details, like noncompete clauses that may prevent transportation agencies from building new roads, or the inability to use roads for economic development by, say, adding a new exit to attract businesses. Some officials get queasy about locking themselves into long leases; Colorado officials already regret offering a 99-year lease for the Northwest Parkway. Others are turned...
Such promises will ring particularly hollow to the scores of Chinese who have found themselves questioned, detained or just plain kidnapped in the months ahead of the weeklong Congress. The run-up to the party's biggest get-together is always a tense time, with security officials desperate to prevent any disruptions. But this meeting, at which the government sets policy goals and anoints a new generation of leaders, set China in a "deep freeze," says Nicholas Bequelin of New York-based Human Rights Watch. In the past, the freeze has always been followed by a thaw that saw detained...
...residents are also attempting to invalidate the Stonehouse construction permit because of what they say are possible inconsistencies in the permit application. Townley said that if the permit is knocked out, the city might go ahead with designating Shady Hill a landmark—something that would prevent any future construction on the open space...
However, Councillor Brian P. Murphy ’86-’87 said that if the city deems the permit valid, a historical landmark designation could not prevent the construction from going forward...
...Parents may be in denial, officials suggested, they may fervently want children to delay sexual activity, but if you know for a fact that kids are having sex then the responsible thing to do is to warn them about sexually transmitted diseases and help prevent them from getting pregnant. The message was not "value neutral": "We do certainly sit down and speak with them about why that's not a good choice," said Portland's school nurse coordinator Amanda Rowe, referring to sexually active students. "But there are some who persist - even though we don't like to think about...