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...asked his drivers to sign more autographs and forced them to behave on the track as well. When two of his stars, Dale Earnhardt and Geoff Bodine, were engaging in weekly sparring matches, France told them to cut it out or find another line of work. NASCAR, whose rank and file once included criminals, was coming to stand for integrity...
...were able to promote and hire a number of very able women and rank among the highest of all schools of education in the U.S.,” Graham says...
...Inside the department, however, not all the rank and file are thrilled with him. "During his tenure he's been trying to send the message that he's supportive of the officers, but what they heard after MacArthur Park was that they were all out of control and damned, prior to an investigation even taking place," says Bob Baker, president of the L.A. Police Protective League, who blames the incident on lack of training and an inadequate number of cops on hand. "Our officers feel very wounded, angry and frustrated, and I don't think the chief realizes how deep...
...Vistek the new approach has meant "a lot of responsibility that the pay grade has never really had before." In al Qaim, he says Marines are now tasked with such community outreach at the rank-and-file level and with every contact with Iraqi civilians. Says Vistek: "The responsibility went from, 'oh, that's on the [lieutenant]' to, 'Holy s---, my [unit's] responsible for three patrols a day? Wow.'" That new function combined with the old but still necessary task of fighting insurgents can be overwhelming. Gove, like other Marine commanders in al Qaim, is mindful that he risks...
...year-old Inman Square resident, whose 2005 runner-up finish in the council race was his first entrance into elective politics, adds the first strong challenger to the current field of nine incumbents. All councillors are elected city-wide through a single ballot on which voters rank nine of the candidates running in their preferred order...