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...flag reminds me of the warm Southern hospitality, the willingness to look a stranger in the eye and say "hello" with no ulterior motive, the relaxed approach to an otherwise hectic life and consideration and sensitivity to others. I regret that the flag stirs in others emotions and feelings totally opposite of what I had intended and what the South is about today. Many people saw in the flag racism and insensitivity, emotions completely alien to those it stirs in me. Try as I may, I could not get many to even consider looking at the flag in another light...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Why I Moved the Flag | 2/22/1990 | See Source »

Officials in Moscow conceded last week that the domestic pressures on Gorbachev have become so intense that he will devote the rest of January almost exclusively to them, cutting back on his normally hectic schedule of meetings with foreign visitors. Given the complexity of his problems at home, Gorbachev is likely to find Feb. 1 arriving sooner than he would like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Breaking Up Is Hard to Stop | 1/15/1990 | See Source »

...every other week, including reports on logging in the Northwest and Japan's environmental practices, and covers on the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska and the rain forests in the Amazon." Our guests at both conferences at least agreed on one thing: next year promises to be as hectic as this year on the international and environmental fronts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From the Publisher: Dec 18 1989 | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

...Dialogue has begun!" Havel declared triumphantly at the rally, which capped a week of prodemocracy demonstrations and hectic moves by the Communists to regain control...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Czech Premier Meets Opposition Leaders | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

Durang pokes fun at the hectic pace of American life by having Dr. Framingham insist, "Our society is fastpaced, so I have fast ejaculations," and he demonstrates the falseness of modern relationships by having Bruce and his analyst invent a personal ad "guaranteed" to attract women...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Schizophrenia | 11/10/1989 | See Source »

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