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...dollar effort to rescue the District from its longstanding financial woes. TIME?s Ann Blackman notes that the idea has energized Washington residents who had begun to think that the District could not manage to solve its intractable problems: ?There?s a chance to make the city into the gem it should be, instead of the dump it is now. The potholes from last year have yet to be repaired, and are now filling up with this year?s snow.? If Congress agrees, the resulting law effectively would reverse the 1974 agreement which granted the District control over key aspects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bailing Out Washington | 1/14/1997 | See Source »

...that dicey district known as Broadway, there are no sure bets, but reviving a cherished old musical comes close. Find a Rodgers and Hammerstein gem that's been away for a while or dust off a fondly remembered piece of froth like A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and nostalgic theatergoers will probably beat a path to your stage door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEATER: THAT OLD RAZZLE-DAZZLE | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...gem," said Daniel D. Federman '49, dean for medical education. "He's a connecting kind of person. People relate easily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Internationally-Known Neurologist Martin Named Medical School Dean | 11/9/1996 | See Source »

...Gem State, famous for potatoes, continuous snow in winter, and Ruby Ridge, sometimes seems like two states in one: the southern section, with its flourishing high-tech industries and conservative Republican politics, influenced by the substantial Mormon population that migrated north from Utah in the 1860s, and the more remote northern areas, filled with Idaho's notorious militias and survivalists. At some level, resentment of government seems to unite the Idaho population, probably because the Feds own 65% of the state's land, including national forest and wilderness areas; and this year's hot-button issue is the huge Idaho...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: IDAHO | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...turned in a gem of a 1995 season. He set Harvard's single season rushing record with an 1,101 yard effort, averaging nearly five yards a carry. In five of those games, Hu topped the century mark. He also was the team's leading scorer, putting the ball across the goal line nine times for 56 points...

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: ONE YEAR ONE GOAL | 9/13/1996 | See Source »

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