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...responded to the challenge of cable programming by grasping for ever bolder contemporary themes they hope will win the do-or-die ratings war -- and there is no better source for such material than Southern California. Thus Los Angeles and its environs have been the setting for a steady stream of TV series -- from The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-71) to Beverly Hills, 90210, as well as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Blossom, L.A. Law and Baywatch -- in which the sunshine, free-floating wackiness and materialistic life-styles of Los Angeles are at least as important as any character. Says...
Students said that a pipe in their dorm burst on Tuesday, sending a stream of water shooting out into the corridor...
...influx of newcomers has helped spur at least one long-term benefit: an effort by McGuane and others to preserve their land through conservation agreements. A group called Montana Land Reliance arranges tax breaks for landowners who pledge never to subdivide their holdings and to protect their water and streams. So far, the Reliance has placed 77,000 prime acres of ranch property under agreements that protect more than 170 miles of stream and riverbanks. Others, including Turner and Claiborne, have promised their land to the Nature Conservancy and similar groups to protect it from development...
According to dining service officials, a steady stream of complaints continues to fill the feedback boxes on the checkers' desks in the dining halls...
Over the years, Chelsea absorbed a heavy stream of poor immigrants who receive substantial amounts of welfare. Despite a $9 million deficit (in a $40 million budget), voters refuse to increase taxes, and city officials are unwilling to slash services. Result: schools still have not reopened this fall, and municipal employees are payless. The Massachusetts legislature last Wednesday empowered a private receiver to seize control of Chelsea and impose such drastic changes as revising police, fire and teacher contracts and suspending zoning rules. But lawmakers fear that Chelsea will demand new state funds, which may inspire other struggling towns...