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...Erik Darling, 74, was a member of four significant folk groups: the Folksay Trio, whose version of Tom Dooley was imitated by the Kingston Trio in their first hit single; the Tarriers (a threesome that included the young Alan Arkin), whose The Banana Boat Song, aka Day-O, was a top-of-the-pops calypso hit; the Weavers, with Darling replacing Pete Seeger in 1958; and the Rooftop Singers, which had a No.1 pop hit with Darling's 12-string-guitar arrangement of Walk Right In. One way Darling wasn't a regimental folkie: his politics were libertarian...
...owned station, which lies a short walk away from Harvard’s athletic fields, has been in its current location since 1948. “Harvard has expressed some interest in our property, but we have no deal with the university,” WBZ spokeswoman Ro Dooley Webster told The Crimson yesterday. Piette told the Globe that talks have included a possible land swap during which WBZ would be relocated to other land that Harvard owns. Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) spokeswoman Jessica Shumaker said that the city is not opposed to a possible deal at this point, although...
...reluctance to cut farm supports has stalled the talks, kneecapping American firms ranging from Microsoft to FedEx to Anheuser-Busch, and even American farmers who rely on exports. "The problem is a vested political constituency that's absolutely committed to the status quo," says retired California Congressman Cal Dooley, a former cotton and walnut farmer who leads the Grocery Manufacturers Association. "That's the main obstacle to free trade...
...Politics has never been a gentle game. As far back as 1895, satirist Finley Peter Dunne's fictional saloonkeeper Martin Dooley observed that women, children and prohibitionists would do well to stay out of it, because "politics ain't beanbag." But surely, even Mr. Dooley could never have imagined a day would come when a mere seventh grader could be swift-boated...
...reducing the risk of diarrheal illnesses. Now, fewer than 20% of the students fall ill. Solomon has been sick once in the past six months. "Hand washing is such a simple thing, but it can have a major impact on a child's health," says Unicef's Dooley. Simple remedies such as oral rehydration and pit latrines don't make the world's headlines. Yet recurrent bouts of diarrhea not only disrupt a child's schooling, but also retard physical development as vital nutrients are continually flushed out of the body. One ray of hope: preliminary studies suggest that zinc...