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...largely tolerant U.S. They speculate that casual, unthinking secularism, represented by everything from the TV schedule to Wal-Mart's groaning shelves, makes these Evangelicals feel encircled and unheeded despite their relative prosperity. The directors also wonder, as Grady puts it, "if these parents can hold back the tide of natural rebellion and cultural engulfment" that will threaten their kids in adolescence. Who knows? But in the meantime we have this coolly objective and well-made film to contemplate. And reckon with...
...draws new residents from nearby localities—and the housing crunch persists. “We’re not joined by many other communities in making affordable housing a priority, and I think that means we’re always going to be swimming against the tide,” Galluccio said.Historically, Galluccio said, students at Cambridge’s universities have driven up local housing prices—especially when the schools themselves don’t provide dorms for their enrollees. Harvard is in the middle of a major development effort in the Riverside neighborhood?...
...Chemicals spill into Chinese rivers nearly every day, and have left nearly all of the nation's surface water unfit for human consumption. Lanzhou's red tide, though dramatic, has so far has not been reported to have poisoned drinking water. The spill occurred during repairs at a steam-heating station, when water containing a pink dye to distinguish it from drinking water was discharged into a local septic system, and then flushed into the river. Lanzhou's environmental officials said Tuesday they were still assessing the impact of the spill, and that those responsible would be punished...
...step closer to a championship title of its own. The Crimson started off slow, yielding possession of the ball to Princeton (6-6-3, 1-3-1) through most of the half. But a goal by junior Matt Hoff toward the end of the first turned the tide for Harvard. “They were pressing us pretty hard, and they were mostly in our end,” Hoff said. “Then the goal was just kind of a big blow to them, and they kind of went flat until the second half.” Setting...
...that's true, the tide in Ohio politics could well be reversed this Election Day. At Thursday's debate, Pryce described herself time and again as a "thoughtful moderate," which she said makes her an "endangered species." She stressed the number of times she has disagreed with her President and her party leadership, but she acknowledged that she is carrying the weight of their unpopularity. "We heard a lot of names tonight. Most of them aren't on the ballot," Pryce said. This could be the year when the most shopworn electoral cliche could be turned upside down...