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Meanwhile, the Crimson offensive attack continued to impress, both through the air and on the ground. Sophomore quarterback Rich Linden (14-24, 193 yards, 3 TD) played a smart, error-free game, despite having to leave the game for a play in the second quarter after a hard hit. Linden's 193 passing yards Saturday is the second highest total of his career (203 vs. Brown...
...wish to impress your date, tip the waiter before and after the meal...
...tough cops who prevent crime; it is citizens' respect for the law. And these brutality cases do incalculable damage to police credibility with poor and minority citizens--those most in need of protection and without whose cooperation the police cannot be effective. We need to impress upon cops, in New York and everywhere else, that a free society is directed by its citizens...
With such things to commend him, few believed Mayor Barry when he insisted that the congressional moves were "not about Marion Barry." The mayor has turned the city into a machine that would impress Boss Tweed: jobs for all, and once hired, never fired. Money earmarked for services and repairs often found its way to payroll, to put yet more unskilled workers on the clock. Also deterring change is the racial politics of the highly segregated city. For the mostly black District residents, Barry--re-elected in 1993 despite serving jail time for crack use--promised a toehold into...
...version of the truth, of course, would never do. "I need the money" and "I thought it would look good on my resume" are not answers that would impress most interviewers. It seemed that most were looking for applicants who had dreamed of working in such places as publishing houses, consulting firms or retail stores from a tender age--or, at the very least, who could play the part convincingly in an interview. I, however, am not much of an actress...