Word: aided
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...public weal, I refused to write about Monica Lewinsky, Kenneth Starr or any of the rest of it for more than six months this year. Believe it or not, I had no trouble filling a political column three times a week for that entire period without the aid of Ms. Lewinsky. There were mountains of interesting things to write about, of rather direct concern to large numbers of people. (A special favorite: the phone company has decided to start charging customers $3 a month for not using long distance. You must admit, it's a concept...
...celebrate Get Ready!'s inaugural year, teachers and students concluded the program with a pot luck supper followed by a panel discussion on the college admissions process. The panel-which was open to the public included an admissions officer from Columbia University, a Financial Aid officer from the City University of New York and guidance counselors from Mount Vernon and Scarsdale High Schools...
...University Hall continues to examine the financial aid program, administrators should now consider alleviating the burden on parents directly by reducing loan requirements...
Additionally, the situations of families who may have just missed receiving financial aid should be reevaluated. With the additional funds, perhaps some of these families might be included in the pool of those who already benefit from grant assistance...
...Victory by supporters of Bosnia's most-wanted war criminal, former president Radovan Karadzic, undermines what has been the West's optimistic strategy: move the country toward democratic stability by building a moderate political center (while dangling the carrot of financial aid). With the triumph of separatism, all that remains is to keep the two warring factions apart. "This challenges the idea that Bosnia is a situation from which the West will be able to withdraw at some point," says Calabresi. "It's starting to look more like Cyprus, where keeping the peace demands a long-term commitment...