Word: columbia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...their decision is to leave Cuba, then I'll be there for them." Even on the Cubans' recent swing through the South, Cubas could be seen lurking behind their dugout. Rick Lawes, who covers amateur baseball for USA Today, recalls a memorable image from the U.S.-Cuba game in Columbia, South Carolina, which Cuba won, 4-2: "As the sun went down, you could see his silhouette creeping across the diamond. He literally was a shadowy figure...
...when Schama's wife, Virginia E. Papaioannou, then an associate professor at Tufts, was offered a tenured job at Columbia in 1993, Schama agreed to leave his Harvard appointment to accept a position there...
...that worked out is they recruited me and once that was fairly far along in the process I let it be known that we were a two-career family," Papaioannou says. "It was pretty clear to Columbia that he was a prize catch...
...Hollywood is not your average hash house. As the stars step from their limos and navigate the red carpet, the crowds erupt in full frenzy. "I absolutely have to see Bruce Willis!" shouts Arthur Signoralli, 32, a mechanic. Marjorie Bates, 61, and her husband have driven 45 miles from Columbia, Tennessee, to celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary at the big opening--outside, not at the party inside. Her long-lens camera at the ready, the excited Bates says, "I want to see everybody! My husband wants to see Cindy Crawford...
...Columbia, S.C.: South Carolina hasn't been much of a trendsetter on legal or social issues, but it may have started down the path to banning abortion all by itself. In the most aggressive move by any state to grant rights to fetuses, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a mother can be prosecuted for child abuse if she takes drugs during pregnancy. South Carolina's Attorney General Charlie Condon called the ruling a "landmark decision for protecting children" and said he would charge prosecutors and social workers with enforcing the new law. While the ruling is unlikely...