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Currently, the primary source of revenue for cities and towns is the property tax. Traditionally, property has not been assessed at full value, and residential property has been assessed at a lower value than commercial property, the reasoning being that businesses can afford to make higher payments than homeowners. This practice was declared unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court in 1974 with the accompanying directive that cities and towns in Massachusetts assess all property at 100 per cent of its fair market value. This practice, Corrigan said, doubles or triples taxes on homeowners, and falls particularly hard on those with...
...Linz by grabbing his arms and rushing him into a polka-like Schunkeltanz in the street. She captivated Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's wife, Loki, who invited herself along on sightseeing tours in Bonn. But Mrs. Carter's ambitions and influence in more substantial areas remain difficult to assess. "Rosalynn is still uncertain what to do and how to do it," says Mary King, her friend and deputy director of ACTION. "She has not found the ideal mesh between her personality and her interests, and the institution of the First Lady...
Despite their enthusiasm, Lenox Hill physicians caution that the technique is experimental. With Griintzig and a team of San Francisco researchers led by Dr. Richard Myler, they are working to refine the equipment and determine which patients could benefit from the procedure. Equally important, the doctors are trying to assess the long-range effects. For example, do the arteries close down again, and when? Where does the plaque eventually go? Stertzer speculates about a possible "self-healing" mechanism. Indeed, when the arteries of a few patients were re-examined a month or so after balloon dilatation, doctors could...
...found the key evidence for his theory of evolution. Yet these unique biological enclaves, long despoiled by pirates and passing sailors, are still under attack. Thousands of peering, prodding, picture-taking tourists now visit the Galápagos annually, at considerable risk to the islands' frail ecology. To assess the damage already done to this irreplaceable showcase of evolution, a UNESCO team visited the islands this month. TIME Associate Editor Frederic Golden was with the group and sent this report...
...Board of Overseers is a 30-member panel that is responsible for heading the various visiting committees that periodically assess the educational status of various branches of the University. Harvard's other governing board, the seven-member Corporation, oversees the University's financial and administrative affairs...