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...director of Earle's victim-witness division. Other members include Patricia Barrera, a devoutly Roman Catholic Latina who has a stained-glass cross affixed to her window and tries to reconcile her church's opposition to the death penalty with her duties as a prosecutor; Buddy Meyer, the gruff head of the trial division, who has a handlebar mustache and a picture of a Texas Ranger on his wall; and LaRu Woody, director of the family-justice division, who possesses a strong libertarian streak--she has a SMOKING PERMITTED sign in her office even though she doesn't smoke. First...
...self-pity, and actually elevates it into the category of a pretty good metal record, is his voice. Producer Bob Rock has wisely taken the gloss off Metallica's sound, and Hetfield is the biggest beneficiary. On tracks like My World, he comes through in all his gruff and gravelly glory. The unaffected strain in his voice acts as a form of honesty, and it makes lines like "God it feels like it only rains on me" go down a lot easier...
Simister interviews onlookers and construction workers. He even tried to question the gruff man who is busily in charge of directing the house into place over the foundation...
From family traditions and public service to teamwork and camaraderie, Friday’s graduation marked a time when the new officers shed any presumed gruff demeanor to express pride in their profession and community...
...can’t figure out how to speak. When I try to lower my voice into a gruff male belch, I sound like I’m gargling. Inadvertently, I affect a Southie accent. I call Starecheski for advice...