Word: fire
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...decided to do something, but what? He thought about making a show or a speech, but as he watched the rapid-fire auction unfold around him he had an idea. He would bid himself-entirely without the cash to pay for any land he might win. "I thought I'd just drive up the prices," DeChristopher says...
...Perhaps it was some kind of accident, but those who frame the incident as isolated ignore the bigger picture. Citizens should ask what causes a cop—not in jeopardy of his own life—to make that split-second decision to fire. The general mentality of police regarding crime fighting, distrust within communities, and a culture of fear across the nation regarding minority males should be factored in. Racism in law enforcement is an ugly reality and most people, especially supposedly sympathetic liberals, shield their eyes from it. We do not live in an impartial system marred...
...will be expanded to $375 million next year, pulling another $6.6 million from Cambridge, as part of an effort to close a $1.1 billion shortfall in the state’s budget. The state provides local aid to cities and towns to support essential services like police, fire, and trash collection. The budget reduction is expected to force local officials state-wide to reduce or cut these services and lay off employees. “This is by far the worst financial situation we have had in the Commonwealth in the time that I’ve been an elected...
...Afghanistan is not too much Taliban; it's too little good governance" and warned bluntly that the alliance expects Karzai to do a better job. Vice President Joe Biden visited Kabul shortly before the Inauguration and reportedly warned Karzai that the new Administration would hold his feet to the fire over governance complaints. (See pictures of soldiers in Afghanistan...
...road.“We’ve kind of become revitalized, and we’re remembering how much that Dartmouth game stung,” Finelli said. “That’s giving us an extra motivation going into this weekend and lighting a fire under us and getting us energized. It’s the beginning of a huge second half of the season for us.” —Staff writer Emily W. Cunningham can be reached at ecunning@fas.harvard.edu...