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...turns out that running a polling place in the U.S. involves about the same level of complexity as launching a space shuttle. It doesn't have to be this hard, but it is. Polling places are staffed by amateurs and funded and organized by local officials, most of whom are not all that scientific in their planning - and who have limited options to improve their efficiency...
...their downtown offices in Phoenix are any clue, Democrats are certainly outworking their GOP counterparts. I visited the Democratic headquarters Sunday evening and found four dozen or so volunteers busily making calls inside; a few were even outside on their cell phones for lack of space. The Republican headquarters, by contrast, was empty and locked...
Grimm said most of his co-workers are young, and that everyone except senior staff works alongside one another in an open space, exposing him firsthand to the “gears grinding” behind the scenes...
...such renovations to date, it only seems fit that such permanent changes reflect the concerns of the buildings’ inhabitants. Additionally, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds e-mailed a comprehensive survey to students last week, requesting their input on everything from House library usage to rehearsal space availability, to sophomore advising, in order to gauge student needs before renovations begin. We hope that suggestions made on this survey will figure prominently in the plans that the College eventually adopts. As the HPPC and College administration begin to create concrete plans for House renewal, we hope that they...
...Other issues require attention too. In outer space, we must continue to fund cost-effective robot missions but also plan manned flights to the moon and Mars that will inspire the world. We need to solve water management issues in the rapidly drying American Southwest and pass those good strategies on to the billion people worldwide without safe drinking water. And we need to create a healthcare system that not only increases coverage but also promotes cost-efficient treatment and preventative medicine. Finally, we need to fund science research that can put our science PhDs to work, and to change...