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...Chris is a smaller guy...but he really latched on to cycling as an outlet to be one of the absolute best,” Norton adds. “So he has the determination to do every kind of race and is good in every kind, despite his body type...
With an attitude like this, it’s no wonder that Hong is a success both on and off the race track. With plans to go to medical school and to continue cycling competitively, the senior has learned quickly how to manage his time...
...Issues like the public school system or Section 8 housing or community policing are very hot topics in the City Council race but don’t have that much relevance to the typical 19-year-old who is living in Adams and has a different set of interests,” says Matt S. DeBergalis, a 2000 MIT graduate who narrowly lost a Council seat...
...despite the darkening state of affairs, a few bright sparks remain. Local elections for Afghanistan's 34 provincial councils, which have been all but overshadowed by the presidential race, have produced results that prove that Afghans not only wholeheartedly support the idea of democracy, but also that they are far more liberal and progressive than the rest of the world might suspect. Tarana, dressed in slim black trousers under a tight black coat accented with a flashy silver headscarf, compares herself with her bearded, conservative predecessors on the council. "Afghans are not like what you hear from other countries, that...
...with the presidential race, the provincial council elections have also been tainted by allegations of fraud. Still, Tarana is one of scores of young Afghans who are entering politics for the first time. Their energy, enthusiasm and youthful idealism, if channeled correctly, may yet be the impetus for the substantial changes Afghanistan will have to go through before it can develop into a stable democracy that operates under the rule of law. "In provinces throughout Afghanistan, hundreds of youths nominated themselves for provincial councils," says Sanjar Sohail, editor of the newspaper Eight in the Morning. "What does this mean? That...