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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...overpowering assumption, an assumption so cosmic that it is sometimes accepted. For example, we wrote that it was pretty obvious that the vague generality was the key device in any discussion of examination writing. Why is it obvious? As a matter of fact it isn't obvious at all, but just an arbitrary point from which to start. That is an example of an unwarranted assumption...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating the System | 8/15/1989 | See Source »

...counted on a national question. And as with Viet Nam, the dilemma is more pressing for reporters who espouse the liberal side of the issue. "To me, the struggle for abortion rights is as important to women as the struggle against slavery," says a Chicago Tribune reporter. "This isn't about whether they're going to build some bridge downtown. This is about my body...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: To March or Not to March | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

...isn't that Bush or Cavazos have bad ideas about education. Or even that they have no ideas. Bush's Educational Excellence Act seems like a sound proposal for aiding our schools. And, as Governor Kean said in his speech just hours later, the governor's conference is an "exciting first step which shows that Bush is willing to take the lead...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: A Blot on U.S. Education | 8/11/1989 | See Source »

...court. Says Peter Magee, executive vice president of the company: "If you buy a ticket to get from Point A to Point B, and you don't make it there, then the legal burden is on me to explain why. Statistics show you're going to recover something. It isn't a question of Is compensation fair? It's a question of how much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Showdown in Sue City | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

...those days when I am delirious with T-Angst, and Meredith isn't around, I call home. What else are parents...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: It's Time for the T-Thing | 8/1/1989 | See Source »

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