Word: high
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Many city residents predicted a particularly high turnout this year as a result of two controversial races. For the first time since 1961, three incumbent city councillors did not seek re-election, and 28 candidatees have waged a bitter campaign to fill the nine seats...
...problem, Machell explains, lies in how much energy and emotion scholars invest in their work. It becomes no longer simply a job, but an identity, a product they own. Further, professors, like high school teachers, are on their own in the workplace, defining and grading their own success...
Wolf said the unusually high number of candidates vying for the nine council positions--28 will appear on today's ballot--made the campaign a particularly arduous...
...contests the marketing bonanza now enjoyed by the NFL, and the NBA is doing its best to emulate the success of its fellow professional sports league. But while the NBA's television contracts continue to soar, especially its cable deals, it should join the NFL in going back to high school geography...
...look at New York," says Bigelow, "and theballots are almost unintelligible. Particularlyfor people who don't have a high level ofeducation, it's very difficult to understand...