Word: grounds
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...biggest town issue, according to Gilmore, is water quality--a water and sewer system was first installed in the early 1980s. Previously, residents used septic tanks and ground wells. Often, the sewer pumps have failed entirely. "The sewage doesn't flush," Gilmore complains...
...matchup between two of the state's top-ranking politicians has captured the nation's eye, for while both candidates are political moderates, they disagree vehemently on issues where they cannot find common ground...
Citing the centrist orientation of the candidates, some feel the race is a testing ground for candidates playing to voters sick of the Christian Right and the radical left...
...holding opponents to 14 points or less in seven of 10 games. Senior co-captain Mark Abel led the way, making 136 tackles from his linebacker position. Although the Big Green passing game is relatively weak, senior co-captain Greg Smith (178 carries for 826 yards) brings a strong ground game to bear on opposing defenses...
...rules, including union rules, and start over--and some local teachers' unions have slowly come around to endorsing these experiments. But the unions draw the line (as has the President, so far) at giving students public funds to attend private schools, including religious schools, on the ground that siphoning off money and motivated students will destroy public education. "We are unalterably opposed to vouchers," says incoming N.E.A. president Bob Chase...