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...money-making scheme proceeds smoothly until a gang of Alaskan loggers arrive bringing with them a woodcutter who is dissatisfied with Mahagonny. In the Lowell production, Jimmy McIntyre (Emmanuel Mani Cadet) is portrayed as somehow more innocent and pure than his fellow men despite his almost immediate adoption of Jenny (Laura Bewig) as his prostitute and lover. Director Kirk Williams portrays Jimmy's dissatisfaction as stemming from Mahagonny's obvious flaws (its lack of concern for anything other than human pleasure), while the libretto itself and an understanding of Brecht's theater would indicate that Jimmy is no better than...
...from the Department of Defense -- and not the Army -- the panel recommends that the Army push Defense to tighten the ban on active participation in hate groups by the troops. More troubling for an institution long praised for its racial integration are findings that racism is on the rise: "Gang-related activities appear to be more pervasive than extremist activities on and near Army installations and are becoming a significant concern for many soldiers. Much gang activity was territorially and racially defined," the report notes. "The army has an approximately 21 percent turnover rate every year," says Pentagon correspondent Mark...
SAMUEL BRANTLEY, 39; LONG BEACH, CALIF.; Artist A homeless Army veteran, he volunteers time to teach sculpture to gang members and abused children. Influenced by Warhol and Picasso, Brantley began using coat-hanger wire to create angels and other mythical beings after his paints and brushes were stolen. He regards his sculpture as a metaphor for life and his students: "I don't see these images until I use a bending and molding force, accepting all the imperfections with the perfections." 55 YEARS AGO IN TIME...
From the start, Buchanan has been expecting his primary-season opponents to gang up on him. But the scale and intensity of the not-so-friendly fire have been more than he counted on. "I have lost an enormous amount of respect for some of the leaders of our party," complained his sister and campaign chairman Bay. Swinging through South Dakota, Buchanan warned his fellow Republicans to hold their tongues. "Calm down; relax," he pleaded. "Don't say things you might regret later." Earlier that day he delivered the same message on the Today show. "For heaven's sake, stop...
ACQUITTED. SNOOP DOGGY DOGG (CALVIN BROADUS), 24, rapper; on murder and related charges in the shooting death of a gang member; in Los Angeles. The jury deadlocked on a manslaughter charge...