Word: hometown
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Identity is always fluid, always changing with respect to other identities," Gates said. He spoke of his own search for identity as a student at Yale. "In Piedmont, [Gates' hometown] I learned to be a Negro. At Yale, I was determined to learn to be black...
...professional ballplayer nine years ago, he has funneled money south. He has lavished three houses on his mother, bought businesses for his sisters, sent computers to schools, donated ambulances to hospitals, handed out so many Christmas gifts he's known as "Sammy Claus," built the mall in his hometown and erected a fountain where all the change that is thrown into it goes to the local shoeshine boys. In front of the mall, of course, is a statue of himself...
...shrugged the President. Havel, meanwhile, showed his host an even better way to answer scandal questions. Asked if Clinton's misdeeds had had any effect on him, the absurdist playwright replied: "I congratulate Mr. McGwire and wish success to Mr. Sammy Sosa." Now that's how to get the hometown crowd on your side...
Leaf set up the Chargers' only touchdown with a 20-yard scramble, and John Carney kicked two field goals as the Chargers (2-0) beat the Oilers 13-7 in their first regular-season game in their new hometown...
Roots are important. But being separated from them is crucial, at least to thrive as an individual. Finally being liberated from mom and dad (and my hometown), financially and socially, was fundamental to gaining a new perspective on personal evolution. It was both refreshing and daunting to realize that I ate, lived and earned money all by my own effort. Yes, there were school and family safety nets involved, but the opportunity to spread my wings and falter along the way was mine...