Word: grassed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Soviet dissident and writer Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn, conductor Sir Georg Solti, novelist Gunter Grass and undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau are among past recipients of honorary degrees. Cronkite follows Rodney Dangerfield and Theodore H. White '38 as Class Day speaker...
...thing generally raised on city land is taxes," Charles Dudley Warner wrote 110 years ago. True then. True now. Never mind the grass, the trees, the shrubs, the vegetable gardens. What nourishes the municipal body is a bountiful tax harvest. But wait: Hartford, Conn., is raising a preposterous, or at least heretical question: Can the city dweller matter even more than the dollar itself...
...fight to preserve these landmarks has been largely a grass-roots movement. As theater operators opted for small suburban houses, and redevelopers razed whole swaths of inner cities, people realized that destruction of the old palaces was not only aesthetically but also economically senseless. With the remarkable growth of the performing arts across the U.S., there has been a desperate scramble to raise funds for new theaters. Yet here were existing facilities with magnificent spaces, often excellent acoustics, huge stages and sumptuous interiors. Thus in one city after another, people have joined in crusades to save and refurbish the pleasuredomes...
...this, but questioned Commoner's commitment to local party-building. Lucius Walker of Pennsylvania, a major figure in the camp opposed to Commoner's views, said that Commoner would be an ideal national candidate. "He's very good on the corporate and macro issues, but not so good on grass roots organizing...
...split in the party was smoothed over. The grass roots faction strongly endorsed Commoner's nomination, and Commoner apologized for campaigning against that faction's leaders. The question that remains is whether the split will surface again during the next few months...