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...there to protect people's livesand property. That's a very significant burden when it's one person, but when it's thousands of people ... The first thing you want to do is to stabilize the situation and get help to people. You have to set up centers to do that. You have to provide information. You have to be able to provide water--and in the South in the summertime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lessons in Leadership: Here's What You Do | 5/10/2006 | See Source »

Cambridge reaffirmed its status as a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants Monday, resolving to protect residents from deportation by the federal government and to bar discrimination on the basis of immigration status...

Author: By Virginia A. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council: Undocumented Immigrants Are Welcome Here | 5/9/2006 | See Source »

...much more prevalent. Though I recognize that the focus of the article is neither of these issues, I disagree with the characterization of divorce (and homosexuality, for that matter) as sinful. Divorce should not be viewed as a transgression against a moral code. Even if your desire is to protect the sanctity of marriage, a bad marriage is a much greater threat to that concept than divorce is. Though unfortunate and trying, divorce can lead to better life outcomes both for divorcees and for their children. Moreover, the characterization of divorce as a sin implies a voluntary failure to resolve...

Author: By Evie Spanos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Divorce Should Not Be Considered A Sin | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...easily bluff their way into a diagnosis with a correct enactment of symptoms. And we still have no completely effective method to determine whether a person has ADHD or not. But incomplete knowledge cannot absolve us of the responsibility to preserve fair play on campus as well as to protect our students. If we do not know, we must still try to know. This is also not to say that those genuinely suffering from ADHD receive an unfair advantage by being prescribed these medications. Properly prescribed, ADHD afflicted men and women find relief for a condition that makes studying...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Wrong Message | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

Some companies go even further to ensure a clean, green conscience. Green-Tech Assets of Cumberland, R.I., offers a risk-management service to protect clients from liability in cases of improper disposal by third-party contractors. "We're willing to be your firewall," says Green-Tech senior vice president Jim Keck. In the world of e-waste disposal, peace of mind has become a renewable--and marketable--resource...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking E-Trash | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

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