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...clash of cultures erupted last November when Colorado unexpectedly passed Amendment 2, a ballot initiative aimed at outlawing ordinances protecting homosexuals against discrimination. The measure -- which is in abeyance while awaiting a Colorado Supreme Court ruling -- was strongly supported by voters in the rural counties and the Front Range suburbs, and just as conspicuously opposed by the urban voters of Denver, Boulder and Aspen, where so many of the newcomers dwell...
...just as well, since the floors are unspeakable. The Aubusson carpets have been rolled up and put away -- you can't have twice 5,000 feet shuffling across those every day for two months. In their place are hundreds of yards of new Axminster in industrial-strength reds, which clash strenuously with the green or blue silk on the walls; it looks as though the House of Windsor got a discount deal on something left over from Jean Bedel Bokassa's coronation. Don't look down; look up. Nash may have been a spendthrift with his sovereign's sovereigns...
...BOTTOM LINE: An on-the-road novel picks up some delightful characters while avoiding culture clash...
...championship series is, of course, more than just a clash of titans. Barkley, for example, is attended by his equally spherical protege, Oliver Miller, an eager rookie who might have been deemed too fat for the league before Barkley redefined the limits of flesh; Jordan's constant partner is the silken Scottie Pippen, who might have been regarded as one of the kings of the game were he not in the company of royalty. The Suns' coach, Paul Westphal, is a serious, articulate Christian, a poster boy for Sun Belt conservatism; his opposite number on the Bulls, Phil Jackson...
...SPORT: A Clash of Titans...