Word: localitis
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Dean (all names are changed to protect the innocent). He quickly became keen on the idea of proving to me how far superior Princeton is to Harvard, particularly on the partying front. To prove his point, Dean and two others took me out drinking that night at the local equivalents of Brew Moon and Charlie's Kitchen, on a Monday night no less. Dean wanted me to admit a Princeton victory, but I resisted. That won me an invitation to join a small group of "hard core" devoted party-goers on Wednesday. I accepted...
Mayor Anthony D. Galluccio and councillor Jim Braude, who drafted order, met with student members of the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM), as well as members of local unions last Thursday to discuss the order. This was the first time the council has worked with PSLM on the issue--and the resolution passed last night twice mentions the Harvard activist organization...
...most part, however, Bush favors local control of the nation's schools...
...could cost Miami an estimated quarter-billion dollars in lost revenue over the next decade. For years, the city has groomed itself as a nexus of culture. But Miami-Dade officials pushed away this year's Latin Grammy Awards--and the projected $40 million they would mean to the local economy--because Cubans might perform. And that's a fraction of the $130 million the scuttled 2007 Pan American Games (which will include Cuban athletes) would have brought...
Since Washington has eased its trade embargo against Cuba by allowing cultural events, ordinance foes like Ohanian attorney Bruce Rogow say Miami is in violation of federal law. "Local and state governments can't set up their own foreign policy," says Rogow. The U.S. Supreme Court may decide the issue this month when it rules on Massachusetts' commercial ban against Burma's dictatorship. Meanwhile, some younger Cuban Americans, like dance instructor Omar Caraballo, are increasingly critical of Miami's policy. "It's selfish not to let me experience my cultural roots in my own city," says Caraballo, 24. The question...