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Your apology to Patterson for falsely describing him as a Marxist is, of course, a red (!) herring. It is the racism of the review that is offensive, and it is that aspect that needs to be addressed in a more forthcoming manner. So how about a franker apology, not only in print to us all, but to Professor Patterson in person. Henderson Professor of the Psychology of Personality Brendan A. Maher...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Apology Was Inadequate | 9/18/1990 | See Source »

...Saugus teacher who met with Murphy yesterday went beyond Murphy's comments--saying Bellotti's ad on the teachers union has made education a "red herring" in the campaign...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Candidates Clash on Education | 4/19/1990 | See Source »

...feel that he's taking issues that are not issues that should be part of a gubernatorial race and he's creating a red herring," Garrity said. "We are becoming the issue, whereas the issue should be what's the deficit, I mean how is he going to solve the deficit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Candidates Clash on Education | 4/19/1990 | See Source »

Aquatically speaking, in fact, a shad is a small food fish of the herring family. Herring smells awful. Likewise, the UC's "deal" reeks of poor judgement. Why should I have to pay $65 to use Shad Hall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The UC and Shad Hall | 2/24/1990 | See Source »

...there is no way to make it safe." Pier 45, the city's main fishing pier, was closed because inspectors found deep fissures running the length of the pier floor. With no alternative pier to sail from, the 150-boat commercial-fishing fleet has been idled just as the herring and Dungeness crab season was about to open. Other damage ranged from cracks in the paving of the main runway at Oakland International Airport to the rotting of 125,000 crates of strawberries at Watsonville, in the South Bay area, spoiled when electrical failure knocked out refrigeration equipment. And somewhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now, The Financial Aftershocks | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

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