Word: greates
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contrast, Dukakis, despite his own aloofness, has at least a chance to come across to suburbanites, in California as in Illinois, as one of them. Says Political Consultant Hank Morris: "California is almost all suburbs, so there is a great opportunity for Dukakis to emphasize that he is the first presidential nominee to grow up in the suburbs and to stay there, commuting to work and mowing the lawn and knowing the concerns of suburbanites...
...cholesterol and, even better, of the "bad" type of cholesterol known as LDL (low-density lipoprotein). Researchers have found that consuming 1 1/2 to 3 oz. of oat bran daily for six to eight weeks can lower total cholesterol some 20% and LDLs as much as 25%. "It's great stuff," says Dr. James Anderson of the University of Kentucky, who pioneered the study of oat bran in the 1970s. Anderson estimates that up to 85% of Americans with high cholesterol could benefit from an oat-rich diet, with virtually no worries about harmful side effects...
...great post-World War II story of the American stage is the rise of resident companies in scores of cities. Instead of offering just touring entertainments on their way to or from Broadway, they present new works and innovative reconsiderations of the classics. The foremost symbol of this regional movement is the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. One of the older companies -- it marks its 25th anniversary this year -- it is also among the biggest, with 1,441 seats, more than in 25 of the 37 playhouses on Broadway...
...happy to salute the flag, aren't in prison, aren't members of the unpopular minorities the A.C.L.U. looks out for, aren't the social losers for whom Bush's fantasy liberals are plotting expensive new Government programs. You can always evoke the emotions of normal people against the great "other" and call it patriotism. Politicians in many countries have used this technique successfully. But American patriotism is supposed to be inclusive and tolerant, not exclusive and invidious...
September is a time when all teams stand equal with 0-0 marks, when all coaches hold equally great expectations for the future--in this case, for the Class...