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...outperformed, sophomore goalie Tripp Tracy participated in the bumper car game, the only problem being that he was always on the receiving...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Under the Big Top at Meehan | 11/9/1993 | See Source »

...gorilla into your living room." But town leaders were already wooed and won, giving Wal- Mart the desired zoning change for the site from industrial to commercial. Norman and like-minded neighbors mobilized quickly, forming the "We're Against the Wal Committee" and bombarding the area with bumper stickers, lawn signs and newspaper ads showing people the store was so big that three baseball stadiums the size of Boston's Fenway Park could fit on the land...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They're Up Against the Wal | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

There is no doubt that commercialism has reached its high tide, and organized religion its low ebb, when the faithful shill for the Prince of Peace, slogan courtesy of the "King of Beers." Perhaps the clever Budweiser motif can continue. Maybe we'll soon see bumper stickers emblazoned with the logo, "Jesus: Proud to be Your Bud!" It may be crass, but it will sure be an attention-grabber...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: Life is Short--Poster Hard | 10/2/1993 | See Source »

...opponents give the Administration a great selling opportunity, the complexity of its plan makes it less than ideal to explain to a skeptical public. Undaunted, the White House is kicking off an all-out campaign stressing broad themes: universal coverage and portability / and security of coverage -- or, in bumper-sticker language, HEALTH CARE THAT'S ALWAYS THERE. Clinton last week was host to a Rose Garden ceremony, filmed for local TV stations, at which people who had written letters to the White House detailing their health-care troubles read their horror stories aloud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lots of Second Opinions | 9/27/1993 | See Source »

...leave Cape Town. She was to fly back to Stanford on Friday to begin doctoral studies. As she had done for months, Biehl offered some fellow students a lift back to their homes in the black townships. They piled into Biehl's mustard-colored Mazda, the one with the bumper sticker reading OUR LAND NEEDS PEACE. Around 5 p.m., as she drove into the township of Guguletu, a group of teenagers hurled stones at the car. Trapped behind another vehicle, Biehl was a sitting target for the brick that shattered her windshield. She and her friends ran for a nearby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bright Life, Dark Death | 9/6/1993 | See Source »

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