Word: exception
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dead-end jobs: grocery clerk, bartender, waitress. "You can't raise a family on what they make," says Archer, "but those are the only kinds of jobs the kids can get around here." Archer pronounces Dukakis' name "Distakis" and admits that he knows little about the Massachusetts Governor except that "he reminds me of a Kennedy" -- and he does not intend that as a compliment. Though he and Janie voted for Reagan twice, Archer says they "most likely" will vote for Dukakis this year because "I'd like to see some kind of change...
...freshman again. An entire year with nothing to do except sample the privileges of being an adult without the responsibilities. A chance to major in chemistry but dabble in art history, to try out for intramural water polo, to sing Cole Porter fight songs at the football game, to meet the diverse and intriguing group of people that high school and summer camp never quite delivered. Frat parties, water fights and spring in Daytona Beach. Through that gauzy nostalgic haze, many college graduates remember all the glories of freshman year, and problems no more weighty than getting...
...less than an hour and requires no stitches. Patients walk out of the hospital with only a Band-Aid over the incision. Recalls Sheila Aronoff, who had the surgery at Allegheny General last year: "I could feel the pain start to leave while I was in the recovery room. Except for those whose jobs require physical labor, the vast majority of patients are back at work in a week or two. Discomfort is rare: most patients need only a non-narcotic analgesic, if anything. Says Onik: "The biggest problem is keeping them from doing too much too soon because they...
...Brazil's TV Manchete network, and his crew of two were trolling for stories outside the New Orleans Superdome. They headed for Lafayette Square, where they hoped to get pictures of men kissing each other at a rally protesting the Republicans' stand on AIDS. The square, however, was deserted except for a sprinkling of mounted police and a handful of journalists with the same idea as the Brazilians. No story there...
...electoral lock." That concept, based on voting patterns of the previous generation, posits that Republican candidates start with a huge advantage in reaching the magic number of 270 electoral votes. In the past five elections, 23 states, with a total of 202 electoral votes, have gone solidly Republican. Except in Jimmy Carter's narrow victory in 1976, the South and the West were the most loyal Republican regions...