Word: digging
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reports TIME's Dean Fischer. "It all seemed rather vague and not particularly reassuring that Israel would abide by commitments made in the past." Clinton, who is loath to provoke a confrontation with Israel before Election Day, merely said that the relationship remained "rock solid." And then a parting dig: "The tide of history cannot be turned. Going back would be a mistake." -- Jenifer Mattos
When Democrat Michael Coles announced for Congress against Newt Gingrich, the audience was filled with friends, supporters and a hostile, blue-furred Cookie Monster. The costume, worn by a Gingrich backer, was a dig at Coles' background. He is the self-made multimillionaire founder of the 400-store Great American Cookie Co. But the fact that Newt supporters not only showed up to heckle Coles but actually dressed for the occasion may indicate something else--anxiety that come November this spend-whatever-it-takes cookie tycoon could gobble up their...
...They may be sound environmentally, as they involve soil rotation, but things could easily get out of control. Picture the earth as one vast upturned boneyard. Did Isadora Duncan actually hang herself? Did Trotsky walk into a door? One dead President deserves another. Some overeager investigator may lobby to dig up Calvin Coolidge, to determine if he was ever alive. Now that one mentions it, who is buried in Grant's tomb...
...have never been a fan of big government projects, yet I have come to conclusion that the Big Dig, in spite of its poor implementation and its many accompanying nuisances, is a necessary investment that will help maintain the city's prosperity well into the next century. Although I still scoff at the ridiculously bloated bureaucracy that is Massachusetts state government, it is cooperative efforts between the city and the suburbs, such as the MBTA and the Metropolitan District Commission (which maintains many of Boston's parks and historic sites), that have helped keep downtown Boston the center...
...poor maintenance of its already deficient infrastructure and the lack of any strong ties with its wealthy suburbs (although Detroit's decay can be attributed to many other factors as well). Although Boston will never degrade to the extent that Detroit has, improvement projects like the Big Dig will ensure that Boston remains a vibrant and popular city for many years to come...