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That fortunate situation translates to a $6.5 million endowment from the Belknap family and the financial backbone of Harvard University, which supports the press as long as it remains economically solvent.
When government distributes handouts to select companies, someone else pays, either in higher taxes or in reduced services. Among the nation's most innocent victims: children who attend public schools. In some Louisiana parishes (counties), 20% or more of the industrial property taxes goes to education. So every tax break...
In the script's most clever invention, Guido protects his son from the reality of their situation by turning the war into a game. In one of the film's funniest sequences, Guido translates an SS guard's orders into Italian, even though he doesn't know any of the...
It would be misleading to say that R.E.M. has simply reverted to Automatic For The People. The band continues to have some of the eerieness found in Hi-Fi, with echoes and added effects sprinkled into the background and a low, raw bass at times. Up seems to take a...
The true strength of the Princeton defense lies in its ability to stop the rush. Opposing teams have run for a mere 56.4 yards against the Tigers--second overall in Division I-AA. That translates to just 1.9 yards per carry.