Although tensions over how the river is regulated persist, state, federal, and tribal authorities have, in recent decades, reached a relatively peaceful power-sharing agreement, with the tribes coördinating their efforts through the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
Ryan Lizza, in his article on the secret surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency, offers a frightening account of why N.S.A. overreach has been allowed to persist ("State of Deception," December 16th).
As questions about the origins of the specimens have persisted, the state has gotten involved.
The quakes have persisted despite state efforts to restrain the practice in some areas — and that has many worried that a bigger quake is in the wings.
Horton endures a number of hardships but persists, often stating, "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.
Geographic difference in treatment patterns persisted by state after adjustment for other factors, both in terms of definitive treatment versus conservative treatment and radiation therapy versus radical prostatectomy.
When the same age and sex population structure was applied across all federal states, the differences persisted between city-states and other regions on the one side and between former East and West Federal States on the other side.
If the stalemate persists, states could lose money.
When the state persisted with plans to evaluate teachers using results on state tests that the students failed in unprecedented numbers, teachers revolted.
As America's economic doldrums persist, some states' budgets are feeling the pinch.
