Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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ANDY WARHOL: A RETROSPECTIVE, Museum of Modern Art, New York City. The first comprehensive look since the artist's 1987 death at what made him, for better or worse, the top of the pops. Through...
...back out on the streets and offered some rocks, what would I say?' Before, my answer would be 'yes!' But now it's 'probably.' God, that's a big step." Another woman responded, "Amen." But Thomas' steady message, then as now, is "You say you're better, but just how much better are you?" She tells the groups, "You've got to remind yourself every day why you're here because the closer you come to leaving, the closer you'll come to temptation time...
...ideal pastime, especially for older churchgoers. Whan claims that about 10% of those dialed by churches seem mildly interested at first contact; after follow-up letters and calls, some 1% of them end up visiting worship services. Calvary Church, in a yuppie enclave outside Tampa, did even better. After eight volunteer canvassers phoned 10,000 new residents, 200 turned up for the first service. Today 600 belong...
...doubt Baker will have better weeks. It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world out there, and a Secretary of State can scarcely be expected to have mastered every corner of it in three weeks on the job. Up to now Baker has led a charmed official life. It may have taken a pair of striped pants for him to realize that even he puts his trousers on one leg at a time...
...afford to continue spending $382 million to provide welfare and medical care for refugees, some 75,000 of whom arrived last year. Some experts believe the burden of caring for new residents could become so heavy that slamming the door on the huddled masses seeking a better life in the U.S. may be inescapable. "In some fashion, we've got to ignore the promise of the Statue of Liberty," says Mazzoli. "The U.S.'s moral responsibility to accept immigrants is not unlimited...