Word: isn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...never lost her sense that death "is an outrage" for those left behind. "It's an outrage when a young father or mother dies, leaving two kids, or two old people who have spent 50 years together are parted." She is sustained by her belief that "this isn't the end, and parting isn't forever." For those who take a more secular view of death, there are very practical reasons for the hospice philosophy. "We must not lose the chance," she says, "of making good on a great deal of untidiness in our lives, or of making time...
...actress with great refs, awards galore, star quality. Can play comedy or drama, aristocrat or working girl, sweet or sexy, any or all of the above. Critics love me, and moviegoers too. But my career's in neutral. Chewy female roles are hard to come by if your name isn't Meryl Streep. Still, I have lots to offer. What can Hollywood offer...
Rison and federal prison officials maintain that Martin had broken federal regulations against prisoners' being employed and receiving outside compensation. Defense Attorney George Stoll argued at a hearing last month that Martin "isn't Bret Harte or somebody who is uniquely describing the California experience. He's a federal prisoner, and he's moved around from time to time...
...over and over again, by political observers and political opponents, and here I am. A lot of people have fallen by the wayside. So no, he is not driven more. I will outwork him, outhustle him, outrun him, and outknowledge him. He has his strengths, but one of them isn't wanting to be President more than...
...values because it never had much of a middle class -- at least not until the expansion of the oil-company regional offices attracted hordes of white collars in the early '70s. It's possible to argue that the Protestant work ethic never caught on in New Orleans because it isn't Protestant. But it's dangerous to assume that the character of New Orleans is derived from the origins of its inhabitants. The New Orleans Mardi Gras was started by Protestant businessmen. The traditional New Orleans neighborhood guy, sometimes known as a yat -- that character who greets people with "Where...