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Fitz-Gerald hopes her position as Jefferson County clerk will give her enough leverage to unseat a six-term incumbent. She says her tenure was marked by strict fiscal responsibility, and she cites her refusal to honor a $37,000 contract two outgoing commissioners had awarded to a lobbyist friend. In Washington she says she will fight for student loans, "vital social programs" and Medicare...
Despite his firm opposition to two G.O.P. priorities--the balanced-budget amendment and term limits--Hostettler is a strict conservative who opposes gay rights and gun control, as well as the minimum wage. As a freshman member of the National Security Committee, he often criticized Clinton defense cuts. But he can't take his seat for granted in a district that gave Clinton a narrow 3% victory over Bush...
...girl who had endured months of sexual taunts from a sixth-grade classmate. The school had argued that fear of a lawsuit by the boy's parents prevented it from taking disciplinary action. Next time, it's safe to say, the school will err on the side of strict enforcement, even if it means being pilloried on the Today show. Says Anne Bryant, executive director of the National School Boards Association: "We live in a very litigious world, and school districts have to protect their schools. A $500,000 award is a lot of textbooks...
Cambridge has never been kind to the free market. From strict zoning laws to the aggressive efforts of Harvard Square preservationists, consumers have not been much in favor in this city...
However, the administration is wrong to pursue an overly strict alcohol policy. Students who drink responsibly help to combat the idea that you must be drunk to have fun, as well as demonstrate the healthy consumption of alcohol. In doing so, they inject some much-needed maturity into the community. Administrators who really cared about the role of alcohol on campus would respect, not hound, responsible drinkers--whatever their...