Word: guilds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Carey, "TheShoemaker who Translated the Bible into Bengaliand Hindostani"; Samuel Drew, "The MetaphysicalShoemaker." John Greenleaf Whittier began as ashoemaker's apprentice and honored the occupationwith his ode, "To Shoemakers," not one of his moredistinguished works. ("Ho! workers of the oldtime, styled/The Gentle Craft of Leather!/ Youngbrothers of the ancient guild,/ Stand forth oncemore together...
...more. Most important, though the majority hail from the East and Midwest, they have steeped themselves in the gushy, vaguely countercultural sensibility that flourishes in some affluent precincts of Los Angeles. "A Republican is not unheard of -- but rare," says Charles Slocum, an industry analyst with the Writers Guild in Hollywood. "Most are liberal Democrats and idealists. They have the baby boomers' we-can-change-the-world mentality...
...such case is (surprise!) that of the Newspaper Guild in the Daily News Strike. At least 140 members of the union face heavy fines for attempting to quit during the strike, according to David Kendrick of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Fund (NRWLDF). The NRWLDF is representing eight of these workers before the National Labor Relations Board. Kendrick says that the NRWLDF is currently involved in more than 400 cases, many of them involving similar cases of union coercion...
...danger is not from the doctor but from slipshod practices, says Jack Rosenberg, a Manhattan dentist and founder of a gay and lesbian dental guild. "Asking your dentist whether or not he is gay is not going to protect you," Rosenberg says. "Instead, you should ask, 'Do you sterilize your instruments? Do you follow standard infection control?' Those are the questions that will protect you." Rosenberg caused a ruckus last week when he publicly declared that he knew several dentists who are HIV-positive and that he advises them not to tell their patients...
...illogic -- some would say hypocrisy -- of the N.R.A.'s position is underscored by the fact that there has been little visible support within the project for its initiative. On the contrary, members of the Mother's Guild, a tenants' advocacy group at the Henry Horner Homes, strongly favor the gun ban. Though guild member Hazel Holmes has been robbed several times, she says she does not want a gun for protection. "I was raised in Mississippi, and my father had hunting guns around the house," she explains. "But he always ((said)) that guns are not for killing humans...