Word: brights
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...venal and vicious, at least some of them have first-rate intellects that in a better environment could have been put to healthier use. "What is really frightening," says Al Schuman, director of Washington's probation program, "is that the kids who are selling these drugs are the bright youngsters, the articulate ones. They understand how to work the system. They can keep track of money, and they know how to run a business. It's almost a corporate mentality...
...country became a republic four decades ago. The Democratic Justice Party won only 125 of the legislature's 299 seats, leaving it 25 votes short of a majority. Clearly shaken by his party's poor showing, Roh declared that he "humbly" accepted the defeat, and tried to find a bright side to it. Said he: "The parliamentary elections, in a sense, will offer an opportunity to advance political maturity in our country." But he acknowledged that "numerous difficulties are expected in the execution of state affairs...
Dreaming of next season, six months away, when Olympians Bourbeau and MacDonald will return to Bright Center. Dreaming of ice in the middle of spring...
Dreaming of next season, 195 days away, when Krayer and Carone, both of whom took a year off last season, will return to Bright Center. Dreaming of slapshots in the middle of baseball season...
Dreaming of next season, 4680 hours away, when Ciavaglia and Donato--with one year of collegiate hockey play under their shoulder pads--will return to Bright Center. Dreaming of Zambonis when they should be thinking about the seventh inning stretch...