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...initiative, she said, allows storm water to gradually flow back into the ground thanks to natural features such as “vegetated swales”—which uses vegetation to funnel runoff??instead of employing a traditional pipe system. The process is ultimately much easier on the creaks and streams, especially after a heavy storm, she added...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Grants $100,000 Awards to Innovative Programs | 8/6/2004 | See Source »

...logical that those who voted a hatemonger like Le Pen—16.8 percent in the initial election and 17.94 percent in the runoff??did so not simply because he is an advocate of law and order, but because they themselves agree with, or at least quietly tolerate, his racist message. A 1998 opinion poll conducted by the French National Commission on Human rights found that 38 percent of all those surveyed admitted to being openly racist; 27 percent stated that there are too many blacks in France and 56 percent said that are too many Arabs...

Author: By Toussint G. Losier, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: European Racism is Larger Than Le Pen | 5/10/2002 | See Source »

...process—a “nonpartisan runoff??—is one of the quirks of the Boston political system. Only two candidates are allowed to run on Nov. 6, so the pool is narrowed in an earlier election...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Turnout Low For Mayoral Run-Off | 9/26/2001 | See Source »

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