Word: flier
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...second incident was clearly unintentional and very subtle and resulted from the kind of insensitivity in which we can participate without meaning to offend anyone. It involved the posting of fliers in some of the house dining halls, inviting students to join in a night of nostalgia celebrating the 50 s. The flier described the 50 s as a time when "...living was uncomplicated. That time of the fabulous fifties when all you had to do was shine your Chevy, pick up your favorite girl and enjoy!" The menu for the evening included "grilled McCarthy burgers...
...Blacks did not vote or sit side-by-side with their fellow human beings in public places. Martin Luther King was actively engaged in the struggle for equality of all people. Women were mostly treated as sex objects. The portrayal of the 50 s in the light of this flier unintentionally excluded the experience of many thus perpetrating the sense of invisibility and lack of acknowledged presence and voice which some members of the community of color may experience, even while members of this community...
...restrict Prascak's creativity. This is why I wasn't greeted at my table by a styrofoam penis, and why the actors didn't strap on plastic penises before the performance. These restrictions weren't enough, however, to prevent the teasers from aggressively advertising the f-word or the fliers presenting a drawing of two men charging at each other with ridiculously oversized guess-whats. I should have known what I was in for when I saw the flier with Prascak's name given the same billing as Mamet's. But if you have the endurance to withstand Prascak...
...Catholic high school in Des Moines last week, Bush became so incensed when a young woman read questions about his flip-flops on abortion from a Kemp flier that he took it from her, tore it in two and declared, "Finis." That one gesture guaranteed week-long coverage for the conservative New York Congressman...
...Reporter Mary Nissenson and her husband, Anchor-Reporter Mike Parker, have made good use of moving vans and frequent-flier discounts. Of their seven years together, they have lived in different cities for three years. For 2 1/2 years, Parker worked at a Chicago station while his wife toiled in Miami. Then Nissenson moved to New York City, where Parker joined her for a few months. He was rehired in Chicago, and she joined him. Both are ambitious, but they admit to making career sacrifices for their marriage. "Mike left a weekend anchor position in Chicago...