Word: efforts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Thousands of Massachusetts residents plucked pounds of debris piece-by-piece from the state's beaches yesterday as part of a coastal cleanup effort underway in 29 states nationwide...
...been a very successful effort so far, and it's not over yet," said Anne Smrcina, who coordinated the weekend Coastsweep effort...
...course free speech is important, but clean hallways are nice, too. The majority employs an arsenal of editorial hyperbole--"travesty" and "censor-ship"--but completely ignores any chance for reasonable compromise. The house masters' decision is not an assault on the Bill of Rights. It is only a shortsighted effort to keep things tidy. Student publications, solicited or not, certainly deserve to be read by students, yet central bins or baskets might prove to be viable alternatives. In any event, the Masters are justified in wanting cleaner hallways. Unfortunately, the Crimson has adopted a knee-jerk position in a zealous...
...known as the Golden Age. A young producer named Lorne Michaels had assembled a talented group of writers and performers from such cutting-edge venues as the Second City satirical troupe and National Lampoon magazine. Chevy Chase was the show's first star and formative influence, but the group effort soon produced a cornucopia of cultural reference points for the '70s: Roseanne Roseannadanna, the Coneheads, the Nerds, Belushi's Samurai warrior, Dan Aykroyd's Tom Snyder...
...shortcomings, Clear and Present Danger is still worth the effort. Clancy fans will doubtless find the detailed gadgetry dazzling and the action-based plot more than enough to keep even the weariest eyes awake. Those who have never read him before will be at least be tantalized enough to try out his earlier works...