Word: collared
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...says Murdoch. The charm of The Life Pursuit is in the unapologetic, upbeat mid-'70s influences from glam rock to MOR that frame Murdoch's often tragic vignettes. The downfall of Sukie in the Graveyard gleefully stomps along to borrowed Mick Ronson guitar and David Bowie vocals while White Collar Boy is a chain-gang romance played out to the glam swagger of T. Rex and even a hint of Marc Bolan vocals. But it's the less cool, neglected hits from the mid-'70s that most enthuse Murdoch, who still sings in his local church choir. "People really think...
...someone whose father has worked in a Ford plant for more than 25 years, I am truly disappointed by Ford's slash-and-burn plans to lay off as many as 30,000 employees. It's always the blue- collar workers who are first deemed expendable. But what Ford really needs to take a look at is its designs. My family has owned nothing but Ford and Lincoln vehicles since my father began working at Ford, but now even loyal consumers are looking elsewhere. MEGAN NORRIS Chicago...
...leading scorer to this point, and he currently ranks fifth in the Ivies in field-goal percentage.“He’s definitely a hard worker,” senior center Brian Cusworth said. “He’s definitely one of those workhorse, blue-collar-type guys by the way he plays.”The Lions can also drop shots efficiently from long range. Columbia leads the league in three-point shooting percentage and has the second most accurate shooter in the Ivy League—freshman shooting guard K.J. Matsui.When Matsui and company...
...make his message more accessible, Christie rarely wears a dog collar and refuses to deliver his Sunday sermons from the raised stone pulpit in the church, preferring instead to speak from a lectern that's at the same height as the congregation. But "there's a tension between what I will and will not do," Christie says. "We are not a religious version of Tesco," the British supermarket chain. That means Whitney Houston songs at funerals are acceptable, but New Age drumming groups in the church hall or Buddhist marriage vows are not. "We're out there competing with everyone...
...Davis describes additional challenges facing those who work in outdoor education, such as securing health insurance. “In a lot of ways, you have to be doubly-responsible because it doesn’t take care of you the way white-collar careers do,” Davis says...