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...recent years, the most important question on the Cambridge ballot has been about rent control. It's a contentious issue, and one that draws Cantabrigians to the polls...
...that the only ballot question is a 'public opinion advisory question' about the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, some political analysts worry that fewer voters passionate about rent control will turn out--meaning a potentially skewed City Council slate...
...well-being, benefits cannot be compared to wages, Offner said. She stressed that a large number of workers only receive wages and those who receive benefits shouldn't be penalized since, as she put it, "no matter how many dental appointments Harvard gives its workers, you can't pay rent in dental appointments...
...time reading books, science fiction and horror. I guess I could talk to them about school or current events, but I wouldn't know what to say beyond that. My mom wants me to date more, to go to the prom and stuff. She says she'll rent me a limo. She's worried that I'm not socially active and stuff...
...clean our houses, for instance, are paid only $8.15 to $9.05 per hour, wages that correspond to incomes of $16,300 to $18,100 per year. Because Harvard pays so little, few janitors can afford to live in the community in which they work. Many have difficulty paying rent and buying food for their families. It's almost impossible to find a single janitor at Harvard who does not depend on a second source of income. Most, if not all, Harvard janitors work two and even three jobs--as many as 80 hours per week--and still struggle to support...