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...newly-formed Harvard Students for Kerrey began actively seeking members this week to drum up support for Democratic presidential hopeful Bob Kerrey...

Author: By Mary LOUISE Kelly, | Title: Kerrey Campaign Trail Makes Stop at Harvard | 10/11/1991 | See Source »

...most shocking story of the summer, the City of Cambridge completely lost track of not one, not two (drum roll, please), but 14,000 parking tickets issued during the early '80s! Yes! Congratulations to our efficient friends in the Cambridge parking bureaucracy! Incidentally, this paragon of an organization nailed me for not one, not two, but 10 parking tickets this summer. I paid...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: ...Meanwhile In Boston, The Biggest News Was Still the Sox | 9/13/1991 | See Source »

...most shocking story of the summer, the City of Cambridge completely lost track of not one, not two (drum roll, please), but 14,000 parking tickets issued during the early '80s! Yes! Congratulations to our efficient friends in the Cambridge parking bureaucracy! Incidentally, this paragon of an organization nailed me for not one, not two, but 10 parking tickets this summer. I paid...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: ...Meanwhile In Boston, The Biggest News Was Still the Sox | 9/11/1991 | See Source »

...alive to certain absurdities in the men's movement that others see. Ask him about the drumming, for example, which strikes some as a silly, self-conscious attempt at manly authenticity, almost a satire of the hairy chested, and he pours forth a thoughtful but technical answer: "The drum honors the body as opposed to the mind, and that is helpful. It heats up the space where we are." As a spiritual showman (shaman), Bly seeks to produce certain effects. He is good at them. He could not begin to see the men's movement, and his place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Child Is Father Of the Man: ROBERT BLY | 8/19/1991 | See Source »

Diana's mother is known as a bolter: she ran off with a lover, leaving her four young children. A similar flight is often predicted for Diana in the next decade. It won't happen. She might not be able to give her feelings the mystical drum roll that Charles can manage, but Diana believes in the Crown fully as much as he does, and works for it tirelessly. Early this month, the Economist printed a thoughtful story about the British constitution. Its proposals did not include abolishing the monarchy. Should it go? According to the Economist, "Common sense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Royal Star Shines On Her Own: DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES | 7/29/1991 | See Source »

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