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...move to a supported-living condo in New York, and her family found out that she had $20,000 in credit-card debt that she couldn't explain. Helping her was a struggle. "Mom's mostly competent, but not fully," says her daughter, 47. "She's very independent and stubborn and insists on doing a lot for herself...
...this guy” enemy. In the other, he appears humble, actively working toward compromise. His story is a telling example of how, post-Sept. 11, one word can start a firestorm—and why for one week of intense controversy and scrutiny, a stubborn Yasin would not let go of that word...
...PSLM beat was controversial and exciting. Few remained neutral regarding Harvard’s sweatshop policy or the prospect of a campus living wage. As a group, PSLM members could be high-minded, engaged, passionate and inspiring. But, like people in any organization, they could also be misguided, stubborn and whiny...
...promise of more transparency, the University announced the secret purchase of a 120-unit housing development in Cambridgeport, even though local activists said they had been struggling with developers to secure the plot for city residents. And in the adjacent neighborhood of Riverside, the University persists in its stubborn refusal to negotiate directly with city residents over plans to build an art museum on Memorial Drive. Although the University has sent officials to community board meetings, those officials are usually from the Office of Community Relations—public relations personnel with little to no power to bargain with neighbors...
...would not want to hurt themselves. That is where grassroots pressure comes in. Citizens must make real election reform a central issue in the upcoming elections until fair campaigning and voting procedures are in place in all 50 states. If we show that we care enough, even the most stubborn of incumbents should fall into line. If incumbents have a choice between reelection and certain defeat, they will likely vote to let third parties...