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...primary concern was assurance that he could no longer be a police officer, so once the conviction came down, I had very little interest in the sentence,” he said. “The federal sentencing guidelines are relatively rigid and explicit, and taken with precedent, there wasn’t a great deal of speculation as to what the sentence would be on my part. I am glad to have been granted restitution of my legal fees, and hope this concludes my involvement in this affair...
...bottom line is that the state has no reason to meddle in the alcohol-purchasing habits of its citizens or allow for unnecessary regulation of commodities, particularly when the only rationale for barring sales rests on outdated, frustrating regulations passed down from a more rigid and oppressive time. The legislature and Romney—provided he signs the legislation into law as expected—must be commended on finally recognizing the importance of the unfettered sales to Massachusetts alcohol-consumers. We can all drink to that...
...apparent reason, and its random, excessive bits of physicality (I don’t think there’s any character in the play who doesn’t push all of the others at some point) can occasionally seem poorly executed. Readings of the play looking for a rigid message or in-depth treatment of themes on a level beyond the atmospheric might have further qualms. Indeed, Scott R. Wilson ’04, Lorenzaccio’s dramaturge, should never, ever be allowed to write a playbill’s notes again: his program assertion that directorial decisions...
Myhrum, whose parents were Catholic and Episcopalian, often contrasts Buddhism with her original Catholic upbringing. Though she did complete her Confirmation classes, she turned away from a practice she found dissatisfying and overly rigid. “I just found it completely spiritually void and doctrinally bizarre,” the western Massachusetts native says...
...humanities have collapsed inward. It used to be there was a department of this and a department of that, but now there is a loosening of the old rigid department ties,” she says...