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...police stopped short of calling Clark a suspect when they detained him on Tuesday to obtain DNA samples and searched his apartment. They released him from custody around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, when he subsequently fled to a Super 8 Motel less than 10 miles away from Middletown, CT, where he has been living in an apartment with his fiancee. The police surrounded the motel on Wednesday and were closely monitoring...
...Arts and Sciences—a major contribution, considering the $77 million round of budget cuts this spring. And though it was promised pre-recession, Chetty said the FAS commitment has not changed. LEAP aims to become the economic department’s laboratory: economic experiments—given short shrift by some because of their relatively high costs—could provide substantive data off of which to base policy, Chetty said. “The basis will be facts.” The program’s resources, for student and junior faculty research, have also enabled...
...Office of Physical Resources, said the machine is actually a "ground aerator," which "pulls out little plugs of dirt" in order to allow air and water to get to the roots of the grass. The clumps will break down and be reabsorbed into the lawn in short time, he said...
...What Sesame Street offers to stressed parents is a discussion on how to get help. There are extended conversations about getting loans, short-selling property, finding daycare, and advertising skills. There’s also frank talk about why the current crisis is occurring and a promotion of the idea that many families from many different backgrounds are struggling. Parents shouldn’t beat themselves up too much—in fact, there are many things folks can cooperate on to help each other...
...Frankowski has been hit hard by the economic turmoil of the past year. Short of funds to make the trip, she painted an American flag on a pane of glass and asked people at her church to chip in toward her expenses, with one of them taking home the flag. She would like to share a house with her soon-to-be husband, but first she must figure out how to get free of the house she has - the one with the underwater mortgage. Some left-leaning writers argue that people in her boat must be deluded to oppose Barack...