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...actually had less choice in Cambridge with a controlled choice program than we would in a town without it,” said Bill Hees, a parent who also said he worried that controlled choice was prioritizing socioeconomic diversity over an appropriate education for all students. School committee member Patricia M. Nolan ‘80 said the board would definitely keep parents’ suggestions in mind. “I can say it’s highly likely that they’ll be considered,” she said. “And I think the pleas...
...grant was first awarded to 21 individuals in June 1981. But the idea had been germinating since 1978, when a MacArthur board member, William Kirby, brought to his cohorts' attention an article from the American Heart Journal in which a doctor named George Burch argued a fund should be set up to support individuals whose contributions to society would multiply if they were unshackled from financial constraints. With the encouragement of John D. MacArthur's son, Roderick, the Fellows Program was formed...
...Your spouse or another family member: Baber: You hear all the time about the people who put the suit on and go to the office because they can?t stand the idea of trying to talk to their spouse about losing a job. So never say ?You should have? or any of the blaming stuff. It?s over and you can?t change anything, so you have to say ?I?m upset and I?m worried, but we?re going to move forward.? And take the time to talk...
Next, Livni will turn her brusque charm on Shas, the ultra-orthodox party that was the most problematic member of Olmert's coalition. Shas was the main obstacle to Olmert's attempts to make peace with the Palestinians, and its leaders have already warned Livni that they will not join a coalition that divides Jerusalem into a capital for both Israelis and Palestinians. This will leave Livni as hamstrung as Olmert was in trying to follow the U.S.-sponsored road map for peace...
...that paves the road to funding,” Queeley said. Coordinators hope to expand to 20 spaces in Boston and one in Harvard square by next year. “People are enjoying themselves, which is the bottom line,” said Livable Streets Board Member Nina Garfinkle. “Instead of driving miserably on big wide streets and being uptight all the time, some people had a chance to lighten up a little bit and enjoy.” —Staff writer Natasha S. Whitney can be reached at nwhitney@fas.harvard.edu...