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Newspapers throughout the country recorded incredulity at a seemingly classic case of injustice. Tens of thousands of Illinois citizens signed protest petitions and inundated Governor James Thompson's office with phone calls, telegrams and letters. How, everyone wondered, could Cook County Judge Richard Samuels have done it? The judge, after allowing Convicted Rapist Gary Dotson a few days of freedom on bail, had then sent him back to prison, despite the fact that his supposed victim, Cathleen Crowell Webb, had retracted her accusation. But while most members of the legal community shared the public discomfort with the outcome of Dotson...
...Paul Taylor Dance Company, formed 30 years ago, is often described as the last true modern dance group, before the movement divided into various postmodern strands. If energy, cohesiveness and a deeply shared dance idiom are the characteristics of a "classic" modern company, then Taylor's troupe of 17 performers practically embodies the term. It seems to be on a particular roll now, bringing extra power and velocity to some of the most physically demanding choreography ever made...
...company bowed to public pressure. It declared that old Coke would be restored to groceries, fountains and vending machines within a few weeks. At the same time, the firm said it intended to have its soda and drink it too. Old Coke will return as Coca-Cola Classic. The new Coke that ignited the outrage will remain the flagship brand...
Even after the decision to bring back Classic Coke, company officials were still not quite sure what had hit them. "We did not understand the deep emotions of so many of our customers for Coca-Cola," said President Donald R. Keough. "It is not only a function of culture or upbringing or inherited brand loyalty. It is a wonderful American mystery. A lovely American enigma. And you cannot measure it any more than you can measure love, pride or patriotism...
...Lions are the classic example of a good-pitch, no-hit team. They’ll lose a lot of games 2-1, but then on days when they bring the lumber, they’ll probably beat...