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...dealers borrow to buy new inventory - by 1.5%. "Which forces me to have less inventory on hand," says Jim Helton, the general manager. "That makes it harder for me to sell cars, because I'm giving people fewer choices." The dealership's owners were planning this summer to spend millions of dollars on a complete renovation and expansion of the façade, showroom and service area. Rising credit costs, combined with slow truck and SUV sales, forced the dealership to shelve the entire project. "Customers are still coming in, but they're walking away without a car," says Helton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cleveland's Crisis: Cars Aren't Moving | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...element. “I now have a son in his 20s, but when he was younger I ended up watching cartoons with him, so my poems were filled with cartoon imagery,” Armantrout said after the reading. “I certainly don’t spend my time watching cartoons now, but an author’s poetry deals with his or her environment.” Armantrout’s works have been published frequently in recent issues of The New Yorker and other literary magazines. “Rae’s poetry...

Author: By Paul C. Mathis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Armantrout's Poetry "Reflects the World" | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...million for temporary supportive housing and the organization Housing First. “We’re looking for long-term solutions. We want to end the cycle of inadequate funding,” said Wolf. “In this way, we won’t need to spend more down the line on our healthcare system and motels [where homeless people are often temporarily housed].” Numerous Harvard students have a firsthand view of the homeless epidemic by volunteering at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter on 66 Winthrop St. “Working at the shelter...

Author: By Matthew R. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: More Without Homes in City | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...single-season and career leader in touchdowns, receptions, and all-purpose yards, Richards is certainly no stranger to success and stardom on the gridiron. This coming Saturday, he will finally get his chance to show what he can do. ADAM CHRISSISWhile many incoming football players will spend their rookie season learning the playbook and working out in the weight room, freshman wide-out Adam Chrissis will instead be gearing up as a starter for the Crimson. The Pittsburgh, Penn. native and graduate of Upper St. Clair, Chrissis...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Corps Steps Up in Time of Hurt | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...continuing review of their fiscal practices. Clearly, the government remains skeptical about the lack of operational transparency in educational institutions. The 33-page questionnaire—which Harvard may or may not be selected to complete—seeks to uncover universities policies regarding everything from endowment spending to executive compensation. The decision by the IRS to gather this information is not objectionable, as they undoubtedly have the right to such information, although any new regulations developed as a result of the questionnaire might be. In recent months, Iowa senator Charles E. Grassey has led the charge against tax-exempt...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Look But Don’t Touch | 10/7/2008 | See Source »

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