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...plan is already widely supported by the community, indicating that Cambridge schools have ample room for improvement. Additionally, with the economy officially in a recession, now is the time to aggressively adopt measures that could counteract the ruinous effects of poverty. When the school committee reconvenes to vote, we urge them to approve the Cambridge Public Schools Controlled Choice Plan. As the city’s school board, it is their responsibility to ensure that no student is left behind...
...will say it again: Sex is not a bad thing. Under the right conditions, it can be good for both body and soul. But everyone deserves committed, protected sex. Disease, unwanted pregnancy, or even just the confused emotions that often result from unprotected, casual sex can act as a ruinous deterrent to one’s college career. We, along with our families, have all sacrificed so much to get to Harvard. Why jeopardize our health, studies or sanity for something as trivial as random play? The attitude of young adults needs to change so that sex is not seen...
...book buying—is entirely legal, fairly inexpensive, potentially beneficial, not especially perishable and completely free of calories or deleterious side effects. And, since I have never ventured into the territory of trying to collect rare books, I have been saved yet again from something potentially ruinous...
...seamlessly as real dreams. Mr. D falls through space, which becomes the ocean, until he emerges into a hotel lobby, which becomes a train car. Strangely, at the critical conclusion, Max falters, forcing the characters to mouth didactic explanations about their metaphorical roles. It's a bump, but not ruinous to the ride...
...involved in sports) and the use of supplements to "bulk up." Parents might tell themselves their kids' spending hours in a gym working on "six-pack abs" is better than hanging out on the corner and drinking six-packs, but a true case of bigorexia can be just as ruinous to a boy's health and future...