Word: grasse
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Farmer Walter Yoder keeps his 35 head of cattle on a diet of Wonder bread, honey buns and Ding Dongs (which they eat with the wrappers still on). "When I holler come and git it, these steers come running," Yoder says. "They like it more than the tall, lush grass in springtime. Even when the bread is moldy, they still like it just fine." Ted Thoreson, another Missouri cattleman, offers his steers spent Lipton tea leaves and contaminated flour. Says Thoreson: "The truth is that cows can actually convert most any kind of waste to food...
Bisnow's book is especially timely. Its lessons on electing a candidate or running a grass-roots campaign are presented in a detailed, humorous way. He examines the possibility of a third-party candidacy (Anderson is supposedly gearing up for another try as part of the National Unity Party) and paints the scenario for when it might work: when the two-party system yields two equally incompetent candidates...
...Seymour Society, along with other grass-roots organizations, has helped to register close to 4500 people per week throughout the summer, according to Silva. The group has also helped to coordinate fundraisers for King's campaign...
...Today the 32 primaries are far more important, because they make a greater impression with grass-foots voters...
...season in Cleveland last April, Celeste faced an embarrassing chorus of boos as he threw out the first ball. "Substantial tax increases are not popular," said Celeste matter-of-factly. "I recognize and respect the anger of the people." But the anger in both states grew more insistent, and grass-roots groups fighting the increases began to burgeon...