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...about the public schools, and I just don’t think he’s helpful,” Fantini said. Fantini made his anger at Kelley’s comments clear at the committee meeting, even after Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons intervened and asked him to temper his often bombastic remarks. Simmons—who chairs the School Committee as mayor, a position chosen by the city council from among its own members—pledged to improve communication between the two. “I am looking to certainly close the gap and level of acrimony...
...BGLTSA have sensed that there are other issues with the organization that inhibit its effectiveness as a political player. In an interview, former Political Chair Katherine E. Smith ’10, said, “the BGLTSA serves a social and community building function and, subsequently, must temper its political stances and activities so to be inclusive of all queer individuals.” She went on to explain that LGBT rights, such as the fight for equal marriage rights or the effort to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), deserve strong, unified support from the organization that...
Because of this hyper-awareness, Iowa's Democratic caucus-goers have become genuine wonks, able to query presidential hopefuls on the smallest details of their policies. As a group, they're also able to temper their own liberal inclinations. "Jimmy Carter was not liberal. He was probably one of the most moderate candidates," Bender says. "Even though caucuses are somewhat liberal, the focus on electability somewhat mitigates their liberal orientation...
Solution: Let sibs be children too "It's a challenge for children to feel that sense of responsibility for their sibling," says Harris. "A wise parent works hard to temper that and to make the responsibilities fitting to the age of the siblings. An older sister can keep her brother entertained for half an hour because an older sister would typically do that to help out - but she's not a parent...
...theatrics, however, failed to convey to the administration his message, that students are serious in their unified opposition to University Hall’s high-handed interference—mostly because students failed to take him seriously. Rather, he sounded like a petulant child, resorting to a public temper tantrum since he could...