Search Details

Word: (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Jonas—Mike #1—and Hibarger—#3??also compete nationally, but say they love lindy first and foremost for its social aspect. “Swing in general is a nice social outlet,” Hibarger says. “You get to meet other people, listen to great music, and really establish a connection...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Monday night program unites Lindy lovers | 2/7/2003 | See Source »

...plate is still a dream deferred. In September 2001, Governor Jim Hodges signed a bill authorizing new plates such as “Choose Life” and “NASCAR.” Whereas one can today advertise Dale Earnhardt’s number “3?? on the back of one’s pickup, the “Choose Life” plate still languishes in the courts due to a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood...

Author: By Paul C. Schultz, | Title: A License Plate for Life | 1/30/2003 | See Source »

...course, like the idea when phrased that way. After all, who would support the idea of taxpayers’ hard-earned money going to candidates who have made no special effort to reform their campaigns? It is no surprise, then, that Question 3??s “no” option won with 74 percent of the vote. But the sins of omission in Question 3??s wording, though less than thrilling to fans of open legislation, are not in themselves unacceptable or undemocratic; voters, one would hope, are intelligent and aware enough to vote...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, | Title: Polling Sheep | 12/4/2002 | See Source »

...they did, passing the local measure by comfortable margins in each of the districts on whose ballots it appeared. The problem is that every community which came down in favor of the local measure was also one which contributed to Question 3??s engineered slam-dunk loss. Question 3??s voting results as broken down by town show that there is, in fact, a very significant overlap in districts which passed Question 4/5/6 and towns which did not pass Question 3, often with similarly wide margins. The lesson is as blatant as it is worrisome...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, | Title: Polling Sheep | 12/4/2002 | See Source »

...recent poll by the Boston Herald, 66 percent of voters now oppose Question 3??a non-binding measure that would advise the legislature to continue public funding for political candidates...

Author: By Christopher M. Loomis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Income Tax, Clean Elections Ride On Outcome of Ballot Initiatives | 11/1/2002 | See Source »

Previous | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Next