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...Urban legends, despite their comtemporary sound, display the same characteristics as older verbal folklore. They pass from person to person by word of mouth, they are retained in group traditions, and they are invariably found in different versions through time and space."--Jan Brunvand, The Choking Doberman and Other "New" Urban Legends...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: An Urban Legend | 3/24/1987 | See Source »

Democrats will have to choose soon which route they will take. The stakes are too big for the Democratic Party to display a schizophrenic front to the American voter for long. If the Democrats lose the next election it will mean 12 straight years--and possibly 16--of Republican control of the White House. The only Democratic President voters aged 18 to 30--huge cross-section of the electorate--will remember is Jimmy Carter...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Do's and Don'ts for the Dems | 3/23/1987 | See Source »

...them into individual frames, enlarge them, and then sell the results as wallet display photos...

Author: By Peter D. Sagal, | Title: How Do I Hate Thee? | 3/20/1987 | See Source »

...Neill, despite his national prominence, always lived by his adage, "all politics is local." He still has his hair cut at the same barbershop he patronized as a boy. Honoring O'Neill is the least Harvard could do to recognize its intimate relationship with the community and to display esteem for a Cambridge boy who has distinguished himself beyond need for additional honor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Speaking for the Speaker | 3/17/1987 | See Source »

...ECAC luncheon/press conference at the Garden yesterday provided the perfect forum for the coaches to display their humility and meekness. Instead of talking about how good their teams are, most spent their time praising others and belittling their own accomplishments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Adam's Ribbings | 3/13/1987 | See Source »

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