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...normal parts of regular news programming; few, if any, viewers could possibly be expected to divine the government’s involvement in their production. Once completed, all at the government’s expense, the clips are distributed free to ever-thrifty news outlets that are only too eager to air the material with little or no indication of its origin. The practice is inherently dishonest, both as a way for the government to promote itself and as a source of cheap programming for news outlets...
...Faculty members, I believe, are eager to have that kind of [strong] leadership [from the Dean] to hold us together so that we don’t end up turning against each other,” said Jan Ziolkowski, chair of the Folklore and Mythology department...
...actually saying, 'This is what you have to do in order to exist.'" Even if there were no economic concerns, it's hard to remain politically aloof in a small town, where everyone knows everyone, and local strongmen-from mayoral candidates to logging magnates to crime bosses-are often eager to win over the local press or silence it. "When you are a journalist living practically on starvation level," Espina-Varona explains, "and you are faced with a fat envelope of cash on the one hand, or a gun on the other, you're going to take the easy...
With such popular and trendy brands as Citizens of Humanity, Seven for All Mankind, Blue Cult, and Sacred Blue, eager patrons lined the rainy sidewalk—as curious cars slowed down in wonder—for a chance to try their luck at obtaining the perfect jeans for the perfect price. And they weren’t just students...
Undergraduates, too, are eager to tap into the new field, despite the difficulties involved in pursuing joint degrees...