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MARTHA'S VINEYARD--A 45-minute steamship ride brings tourists by the thousands to this island resort, where the big attractions are quaint general stores, summer homes of the rich and famous and miles of unspoiled beaches...
Sullivan gave city jobs to people who needed them. "The city was the employer of last resort," Cyr says. "It's old-fashioned patronage politics--you call up your city councillor and he gets...
...initial $12 million investment had grown to $25 million. Clifford says the heirs complained they were not getting enough income, so the partnership overseeing funds diversified beyond securities. Some of the new investments were money losers. Clifford says more than $4.5 million was invested in a New Jersey resort that he admits "didn't develop in the manner we had hoped." The resort reportedly is partly owned by Robert Brennan, former head of a now-defunct securities firm whose business practices have been under investigation by federal and state regulators. Clifford says, "I didn't know that at the time...
...Mike has been consistently in third place," Bachrach said. "Negative campaigning is the last resort. It may hurt the person lobbing the hand grenades...
Walk said she would like to work with students as an instructor on a long-term basis, not merely as a last resort...