Word: decayed
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...Hines works at the back of the room, straining from the rungs of a ladder as she attaches tiles to the plywood with the aid of one of Derouen's assistants. Heavy rains, excessive groundwater and years of neglect in southern Louisiana's sugarcane region have led to creeping decay in Hines' home. Now, instead of harsh sunshine peeking through rotting walls, daylight filters through brand-new window frames...
...past seven years, I have served in the casino-enhanced economy of Atlantic City, N.J. Casinos bloomed on the beaches there in 1981, and many say life hasn't been the same since. Most don't look on this as a positive accomplishment. Critics cite urban decay, the arrests of the mayor and city council on fraud charges, the mafia corruption of the unions and medical waste on the beaches as negative effects of the industry...
...easy to call Generation X a modern Decameron--an exchange of tales to pass the time, while avoiding the decay of the world outside. But Generation X could also be a Canterbury Tales for the 90's--pilgrims trading stories while en route to something better...
Architectural Decay and Industrial Debris: Reflections on a Painter's Landscape--a slide talk with Anne Seelbach. At 7:30 p.m. in the Colloquim Room at the Bunting Institute at 34 Concord...
...AMERICA'S CITIES cry for help, sinking in a whirlpool of corruption, economic decay and educational stagnation, the middle classes continue to row hard for the suburbs, ears plugged to the clamor, eyes fixed on what they leave behind...