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...weeks, there was much talk that the conclave that replaced John Paul might discount relatively youthful papabili like Schönborn, 60, and Rodríguez Maradiaga, 62. Reason: after John Paul's multidecade marathon, the electors would, as McBrien puts it, "be looking for a breather" and would try to avoid the possibility of another long-term Pontiff. There was much discussion of an older, interim figure, a caretaker who by definition would have to worry less about living up to John Paul's gargantuan legacy...
Nine states filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) two weeks ago, charging that its reduction requirements for mercury are grossly inadequate and will allow some of the most egregious polluters (typically older, coal-fired power plants) to avoid installing mercury controls indefinitely. I might be inclined to cut the EPA some slack if the rule-writing process didn't smell so, well, fishy. But the Government Accountability Office and the EPA inspector general have criticized the agency for ignoring scientific evidence and allowing industry lobbyists too much input...
...introduced readers to Brenda Starr, Reporter, an intrepid, curvy and impeccably clad journalist who talked her way into exotic assignments, dated hunks and abided no nonsense from her editor; in Sonoma County, Calif. Though criticized by some for being unrealistic ("Authenticity is something I always try to avoid," said Messick), her spy-chasing, shark-battling redhead inspired legions of young women headed for professional careers...
...were organized by personality type, perhaps that would solve the problem (shy brilliant kids: Monday at 1; tweed-jacketed know-it-alls: Thursday at 3). Unfortunately, that’s not liable to happen; confrontational people aren’t going anywhere, and they’re hard to avoid. They’re cropping up in class, at work, and on public transportation. We can’t hide forever, but what we can do is refuse to tolerate their rudeness by being proactive. Imagine what would happen if we all went to section one day prepared, and refused...
...last appearance in court, Vaghar had intended to change her plea to guilty as part of an agreement reached with the Middlesex District Attorney’s office that would have enabled her to avoid jail time. But Cambridge District Court Judge Severlin Singelton rejected the plea, instead saying that he wanted to impose a minimum of 60 days of jail time...