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...years, the right of Alaskans to smoke grass at home has been as commonplace as the privilege of watching a moose graze in the backyard. But antidrug crusaders, who expect to be bolstered this week by a visit from federal drug czar William Bennett, are pressing voters to recriminalize the private possession of small amounts of marijuana -- made legal in 1975 by a court privacy decision -- this November. Says Marie Majewske of Alaskans for the Recriminalization of Marijuana: "When a drug is perceived to be socially acceptable, it is used and abused a great deal more...
...what should we do? Buy gold bars and bury them in the backyard...
Black played bass in his brother's band, and their folks encouraged them by cooking barbecue in the backyard and inviting friends over to eat, listen and dance. The boys would get to going so good that everyone lost track of time, until the police came calling. "Folks next door, they're complaining," one cop would say. "Must not have invited them...
...country music, everyone's knocking on his door, and there are no complaints. His debut album, Killin' Time, has been at No. 1 for the past 29 weeks, and his second, Put Yourself in My Shoes, is due in November. The music is a lot more refined than his backyard material, and it doesn't come with ribs, but it's the freshest, pithiest country sound since Randy Travis...
...somewhat desensitized and disillusioned by the all-too-familiar scenario: The imperialist "liberator" of the region, in an effort to extend and protect its domain, attacks a strategically placed--but militarily defenseless--country in its "backyard." Haunted by past war failures and a need to justify an awesome war machine, the "liberator" fears that the resources of the neighboring country may slip from its control...