Word: bumpers
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...once again took control of the Republican Party, winning a resolution at the state convention declaring the U.S. a "Christian nation." The Republican speaker of the house and the leader of the senate, who had voted to impeach Mecham, were defeated in primaries. On the highways, EV WAS RIGHT bumper stickers began to outnumber EVAN THE TERRIBLE. It was a remarkable turnaround for a Governor who became a laughingstock for defending the use of the word pickaninny and swearing his office was bugged with lasers...
Although preserving the environment is an issue that cuts across the political spectrum, liberals have traditionally carried the bulk of the weight in the struggle. Indeed, the message of Earth Week is best captured by the popular liberal bumper-sticker, "Think globally, act locally." This week's lectures and discussions about the policy choices involved in environmental conservation offer a global perspective, while the events promoting conservation and recycling teach simple, affirmative steps that individuals can take to do their part...
...words of another liberal bumper-sticker, we must "live simply, so that others may simply live...
...ordinance, effective May 5, doesn't exactly outlaw cruising. But when the traffic gets bumper-to-bumper bad, police will hand out warnings. Second offenders will be fined. Still, cruisers are defiant. "I've waited all my life to cruise," said Billy Moorehead, 17. "We're going to stay...
...large man in a grey elephant costume with campaign bumper stickers plastered over his ears, danced in front of a local TV camera crew, while Carol McPherson, a pro-choice delegate from the town of Spencer, criss-crossed the convention hall with a multi-colored stuffed elephant dangling from her neck. Committed to Weld, she handed out buttons and posted "Republicans for Choice" signs in the hall...