Word: ash
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mary Kay on People Management, Ash...
...down at the snowy earth where my father lies. There are footprints under the maple tree that grows over his grave. People have been here, although the snow around the other graves is untrammeled. It was June when we buried him-the summer solstice. The day I return is Ash Wednesday. He lies there in the cold winter ground. I make a snowball with my hands, pack it firm, and lob it gently at the grave. There doesn't seem to be anything else to do here...
...Mary Kay on People Management, Ash...
...Jewell Ivy, a farmer's wife and mother of three Lange is physically unsuited for the part. Her ash blonde curls and youthful figure make her an unlikely candidate for mucking out stalls and herding sheep. And while a good actor can transform physical beauty--think of Olivier's gnarled Richard III--Lange's performance is as unconvincing as her appearance leads one to believe. Although the script calls for a strong woman who fights against all odds to keep her farm and family, Lange hangs back from any real confrontation. She goes through the motions but her heart just...
...arson occurred in the early morning of the Republican Convention's final day. Earlier in the week, Mary Kay Ash, the cosmetics tycoon, embarrassed many of her fellow Dallas residents with remarks she made about the School Book Depository in a nationally televised interview. "I think what we should [do] is tear that building down," she said, "and make a parking lot out of that thing and not have it there for people to remember...