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Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, home to the lovable groundhog-cum-weather prophet Punxsutawney Phil (popularized in the 1993 Bill Murray film Groundhog Day), got a boost last week when residents learned they had found favor in the traditional year-end Congressional appropriations bill. Thanks to some last minute wrangling by Rep. John Peterson, R-Pa., the federal government will be allocating $100,000 for the creation of a weather museum there. According to a website maintained by the local chamber of commerce, the “discovery center” will “educate a variety of groups, individuals, ages...
According to Bernard, Rep. John Tierney, D-Mass., wrote a letter to the General Accounting Office asking that it conduct a study examining worker misclassification on a national scale...
When Au Bon Pain’s soups become a little redundant, head for a Central Square coffee shop with a funky rep. The 1369 Coffee House has the best lattes in Cambridge, but it’s the homemade soup menu that puts this place on the map. The weekly rotation includes chicken and rice, Mexican tomato lime and a spinach, garlic and chick pea soup made hearty with potatoes. After lunch, the coffee shop’s flavored hot chocolate and latte options turn it into a prime late afternoon date stop or a cozy post-dinner option...
...There is a sensationalized fear that the Union dorms are particularly unsafe,” she said. “As a safety rep I want to build awareness, not fear...
Even so, a spring 2003 survey conducted by REP suggests that the student body is receptive to the idea of a new termbill fee. About 69 percent of the more than 2,000 undergraduates surveyed said they would be “willing” to pay an extra $25 in room and board to allow for one-fifth of their residence’s energy to come from renewable sources...