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...this gives police another set of leads that may or may not get them any closer to figuring out what happened to Chandra Levy. In keeping the focus on the Congressman, the Levys are betting that at a minimum, Condit is still holding clues that could help them find their daughter. But they are taking a chance. If he isn't the key, someone else might be slipping away...
...natural, practical template a step farther. Qualified adults who commit to adopting up to four kids are offered free rent, a $19,000 salary for one parent to stay home and a vast network of support. Low-to-middle-income seniors receive reduced rent in exchange for volunteering a minimum of six hours a week. The result--a near miracle in a society dominated by divorce and generational disjunction--is a place where everyone knows everyone else, a stimulating haven for seniors and permanence for some of our nation's most vulnerable kids. "Hope is really quite different," says Carol...
...inspired by my coworkers—whose real jobs are my summer job— I wonder over my expensive habits and what is a minimum living for me, and hope like heck that I don’t get too greedy after the dream-corrosion of grad school and student loans...
What U.S. renewable-energy execs are asking is that government provide a regulatory environment that, at minimum, doesn't discriminate against them. Amory Lovins, co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute and a longtime cheerleader for clean energy, points out that in 1996 the California legislature discontinued a policy that encouraged alternatives and efficiency by allowing utilities to make money even if they sold less power (a policy that was reinstituted in April). Policies that allow solar and wind power to be sold to the grid during peak production periods--now in place in more than 30 states--also...
...salads) and their purple acai fruit (used in Howler's organic Rainforest Sorbet). In an industry in which exploitation of the environment and workers is the norm, Muana stood out by refusing to employ children. It paid its workers and suppliers at least 28% above the $78-a-month minimum wage. And it harvested the hearts and fruit of the acaizeiro in a way that sustained the plants and their surroundings. But the company was drowning in debt, headed for bankruptcy. Forgach restructured the debt and scaled down a top-heavy management team. Today, with bank loans paid off, Muana...