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...mayor's real job is to drag the system forward despite the politics," says one public official, speaking on condition of anonymity. "If that's true, this last budget process was one of the worst ever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: After Reeves, Russell Charts New Course | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...poverty of the officer corps, the delays in salary payments and an overall sense that Russia has been humbled have created powerful anti-Yeltsin sentiments. "Six years ago, I was ready to genuflect before Yeltsin," said the colonel. "Now I would just love to lock him in handcuffs and drag him off to Lefortovo prison. If I could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GIVING THE BIG KISS-OFF | 6/3/1996 | See Source »

...depressing, as we watch Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett (Elliot JohnMarks and Lisa Halliday) argue over the best way to deal with their son's nightmares and flashbacks. The orchestra handled the score well, but the tunes aren't particularly melodic or singable, so the action seems to drag. While some of the dialogue fits easily into a musical style, at times it comes across as forced or awkwardly phrased. The highlight of the act is "Christmas," a number sung by Conrad, his parents, and his grandparents. Dr. Berger also adds some comic relief: in response to Conrad's question about...

Author: By Julie L. Lipscomb, | Title: 'Ordinary People' Needs Some Prozac | 5/17/1996 | See Source »

...wants medicine practiced the way it was 2,400 years ago? Ancient doctors didn't drag life into the depths of miserable old age. They had no means of doing so. ELIZABETH LANSING Sandford, North Carolina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 6, 1996 | 5/6/1996 | See Source »

...ancients' physical gag bag. A double take is concrete poetry when he does it, and a pratfall a plie. He also elevates some of his more plebeian colleagues. Mark Linn-Baker, no natural farceur, is at first uneasy as the fluttery Hysterium. But when he gets into dead-virgin drag and Lane sings a mock-passionate "You're lovely," Forum reaches its Seven Hills peak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEATER: THEY DO MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT | 4/29/1996 | See Source »

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