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...Multinational pharmaceutical companies are out of hand with their pricing. While it is acceptable that they should make a reasonable profit, they have gone beyond that in what they charge in the U.S. Some of their profit margins reveal their obscene greed. Why do medications cost 77% more in this country than they do in Canada? We have the best politicians money can buy. Phyllis Ray, Greenwich, Connecticut...
...Jesus said nothing about homosexuality, yet Falwell delivered famous tirades in Jesus' name against gays. Jesus did say, "Love as I have loved." Falwell promoted his version of Christianity, raised lots of money and built an empire, yet he missed the point of Jesus' rhetorical question "What does it profit a man to have everything, and yet lose his soul?" (The Rev.) Charles Jones, Chicago...
...INDIRECT PROFIT...
...programs’ main goal is not to turn a profit for the university; rather, Bartley says, “it is about alumni engagement, and to offer a service to the alumni while creating a sense of Harvard community...
...fall of 2003, at a joint event between Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship (HCRF) and the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Christian Fellowship (HRAACF). Their brief conversation about medical missions inspired Huang to email the freshman an article about Harvard medical professor Paul Farmer, the founder of international non-profit Partners in Health. Lee appreciated the gesture—but couldn’t quite connect the e-mail address to a face.That summer, she volunteered at an orphanage in China and Huang ended up on her update mass-e-mail list. Upon returning to Harvard, she e-mailed...