Word: colorado
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Last week, voters in Arizona, Colorado and Florida overwhelmingly passed referenda making English their official state language. While the measures may save the states and businesses some money on translations and extra paperwork, the symbolic effect of those referenda--especially considering the large margins of victory they enjoyed--is detrimental to civil liberties and basic tolerance...
...states plagued by ethnic rivalries, like Florida, a move to make English the official language is very much framed by the "us/them" attitude. Frustrated in attempts to purge foreigners from their native soil--largely because the foreigners have made a great contribution to local prosperity--many citizens in Arizona, Colorado and Florida found making English the official state language the next best thing...
...brief, humorous speech broadcast live to 162 colleges nationwide, University of Colorado paleontologist Dr. Robert Bakker said his evidence supports the theory that dinosaurs were actually warm-blooded, fast-moving social creatures who thrived in dry, cold climates...
...Things are moving in our direction," he saidas he raced yesterday from Colorado to Californiato Michigan...
Dukakis, in a desperate race, noted that bothcandidates began the day in Colorado...