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Bell Atlantic has moved to dismiss the lawsuit--the court has yet to rule--and says it will vigorously contest the case. Its work force is 23% black, and so are four of its 22 top executives. Group president for consumer and small-business services Bruce Gordon, a black executive who has been with the company for 29 years, denies there is any consciously discriminatory policy. But he said, "Bell Atlantic is a microcosm of society, and I have to assume there are race-based incidents at Bell Atlantic." In fact, most companies of any size now have diversity policies...
...reminded us of Jesse Owens, Amy van Dyken of Eleanor Holm and Kerri Strug of Sergeant York. Loathe him or merely dislike him, we shake our heads in wonder over the crossover talents of Deion Sanders. Appreciate 'em if you got 'em: Evander Holyfield, Pete Sampras, Brett Favre, Jeff Gordon. Maybe Silver Charm lost by three-quarters of a length the other day because a Triple Crown would have been asking for too much in a time when almost every sport can touch gold...
...hard to judge a generation by its statistics. Five years ago, my generation was a group of overstuffed slackers; today we're Gordon Gekkos. An unlikely transformation. But there's at least one statistic that resonates: more of us are taking a full five years to get through college. Most of the country's parents look at this as a sort of slacker ritual--the obligatory year of mosh pitting, coffee drinking and Kerouac reading before graduation. But there's another way to regard that extra year: as a peace dividend. A generation ago, in the midst of the Vietnam...
...Coach: Gordon Graham...
...very good tournament for us," said head coach Gordon Graham after the tournament. "On a 10-point scale, I'd give it an eight...