Word: dam
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...find something to eat," says Marine Biologist Tamra Faris of the National Marine Fisheries Service. On her last flight over the lake in mid-July, Faris counted seven harbor porpoises and three Dall's porpoises; last week the porpoises could be seen cruising back and forth along the glacial dam, searching in vain for a passage back...
...another 6-3 decision shielded the federal government from being sued over recreational accidents at federal dam and flood control sites...
...prowess with computers has become legendary in New Hampshire. When a party worker complained that he was having trouble with his mass mailing program, Sununu spent a few minutes at his keyboard and solved the problem. Reviewing an environmental group's study of the impact of a new dam, Sununu zeroed in on a questionable variable in the calculations and set the record straight. After one of the Governor's eight children complained about a broken keyboard on his own home computer, Sununu scoured around for a replacement part and fixed it himself...
...toted her cameras and equipment. Bourke-White's success at FORTUNE helped create the concept of photojournalism, the grouping of artful but newsworthy pictures into a narrative that made words subordinate or unnecessary. When Luce began LIFE in 1936, the magazine's first cover picture, of the Fort Peck Dam in Montana, was by Margaret Bourke-White...
...their reprieve with a two-out rally in the top of the tenth. Crimson reliever Jim Chenevey walked d.h. Tony Carter, who promptly stole second. Juan Craft took Carter's place at second as a pinch runner. Catcher Ed Field singled, with Carter holding up at third, but the dam finally broke when shortstop Mulry lined an RBI single to right for a 3-2 lead...