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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"It's been a disaster for 23 years in the city and it's time for a change," Walsh said. "Don't perpetuate bad policy because it's politically correct."

Author: By Terry H. Lanson, | Title: Surreal Fight Over Rent Control Will be Settled in a Boston Court | 3/4/1994 | See Source »

"A foreign-born TF can be an absolutelymarvelous teacher because of his or her knowledge,caring and devotion to the students," he added."While someone who speaks the King's Englishbeautifully can be a disaster in the classroom,and I think we all recognize that."

Author: By Tara H. Arden-smith, | Title: Council Discusses Foreign TF Rules | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

This week I was flooded with letters regarding that notorious walking disaster of amour, Captain XY, Esq. For those of you who haven't been keeping up with my column (for shame!), the Captain has become a 'regular contributor' to this feature. His adventures on the high seas of heartbreak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Captain, My Captain! | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

Vermont coach Mike Gilligan immediately called time-out, but just when it looked like this "three-hour tour" through the ECAC's top team was headed for disaster, the Cats rallied.

Author: By Darren Kilfara, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Defeat Vermont, 5-3, Looking to ECAC Tourney | 2/22/1994 | See Source »

Heroic rescues, food-stamp fraud, heartwarming acts of charity, price gouging a major natural disaster like last month's Los Angeles earthquake can bring out the best as well as the worst in victims. A compendium of bad postcalamity behavior:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Make Big Bucks the Natural-Di$Aster Way | 2/21/1994 | See Source »

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