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...Rose For Emily," in Collected Stories, William Faulkner. Just what is the secret of Miss Emily's past? And what exactly has become of her mysterious lover? And what, may we ask, is that orful smell coming from the attic of Miss Emily's... Wait a minute! Don't wanna give it all away, heh, heh. But this is a story to put chest on your hairs, and it beats plowing through Absalom, Absalom...
Francis J. Faulkner, associate director of CLT, called the Legislature Tax Cap Bill "a Halloween...
...Faulkner called it ridiculous that under the new tax law, the Officer of the Comptroller would be appointed by the governor. "The provisions officer would be completely under the control of the governor, who is opposed to tax limits," Faulkner said...
...since when has leadership been the sole guage of interest? The fact that I never have been mistaken for William Faulkner doesn't mean that I want to attend the dinner for Harvard writers any less than the editor of Padan Aram. And while it is true that most student leaders are talented, dedicated and hard-working, many could be described with less flattering adjectives. How about aggressive, competitive and single-minded...
...GUIDE IS most useful and enjoyable when the respondents describe books that meant much to them in a personal, non-professional, sense. Alan Brinkley, for instance, submitted a list of books which "have given me particular pleasure." Knowing why he likes Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom! or why particular books on Law Professor Martha Minow's shelf "are so worn from re-reading--or missing from the shelf altogether because I keep insisting that someone else read them" is interesting stuff. This book would be a lot better if there were more of it. But there...