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D.A.s have other concerns too. The National District Attorneys Association has called for DNA testing "at any stage of a criminal proceeding--even up to the eve of execution"--and stiff penalties for defense lawyers who don't adequately represent capital suspects. But Earle is going further. He is trying to do in his corner of Texas what death-penalty opponents say is impossible: enforce capital punishment flawlessly, ensuring that the innocent never spend a day on death row and the guilty are sent there only after trials free of bias and vengeance. Earle hopes that by raising every conceivable...
...face of such stiff opposition, many were unsure actions like Monday’s protest could have any real effect on the budget...
...What is here is professionalization. The stiff challenge of simultaneously upgrading facilities while lowering entrance fees to attract new members in a recessionary economy requires officials of stronger nerves than the blimpish club presidents of yore. Harbinger of the new wave is Andrew Mckenzie, the young chairman of the United Services Recreation Club (USRC). By day, he manages a large construction company and so brings a business brain to the clubhouse, salting his conversation with marketing speak like "strategic partnership" and "image enhancement...
...perhaps this is not our calling, we conclude as we walk back down Dunster Street with complaints of stiff legs and cold shoulders...
Using data from two long-term studies, the researchers examined risk factors for Parkinson’s disease—a progressive neurological condition that causes tremors, stiff limbs and difficulty in movement—and found there was “no significant difference between drinkers and non-drinkers,” according to lead researcher Miguel Hernan, an assistant professor of epidemiology at HSPH...