Word: coasting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Laela Sturdy. "It's nice to be back." The Crimson was back because it outplayed the Cardinal--a team that had made 10 consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances between 1988 and 1997--on Saturday night. The Stanford Event Staff member knew that; unfortunately, it appears the rest of the West Coast does...
...because his campaign largely focused on small ideas like V-chips and school uniforms, once re-elected, he lacked direction. Further, he seemed increasingly listless--more interested in his golf game than governing. This posed a huge problem for congressional Democrats. As a lame duck, Clinton could afford to coast through the next four year on automatic pilot. They couldn't. Democrats in Congress had become so reliant on Clinton that without his direction they risked heading into the '98 election empty-handed and empty-headed. The Democrats had gotten into bed with Clinton (metaphorically, of course...
...Brandt, who will play in her 106thcareer game for Harvard on Saturday, she regretsthat her time with her fellow enforcers islimited, but she plans to enjoy every last secondof it. After all, the senior is heading back tothe West Coast and the court she grew up dreamingabout, with the opportunity to make historyalongside fellow sixth women Russell and Kowal...
Better known for its pizza than for its traditional seaworthy fame, Mystic is still a favorite destination. Located along the southeastern coast of Connecticut, the town is as enticing as its name. Even if you didn't like the Julia Roberts movie, don't write Mystic off your list. It's ships galore, but you need not be a sailor to enjoy the maritime paradise. Mystic Seaport, the nation's largest maritime museum (and commonly mistaken name for the town) is a perfect introduction to the 18th and 19th century shipping port. If you prefer sealife to seaware, visit...
...after-tax pay of the average factory worker with three dependents was around $70 a week. Not since the first delirious, mistaken weeks after V-J day had there been so much expectancy--with caution, this time--for peace. The fishing was good too. In the gulf, off the coast of Louisiana, speckled trout were swarming in the bays and bayous, and tarpon appeared a full month earlier than usual. Said Bill Tugman, editor of the weekly Reedsport (Ore.) Port Umpqua Courier: "The salmon are running and the trout and striped bass, and they even say the shad feel like...