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Word: kiernan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...continuous re-election of Republicans is usually attributable to a combination of Republican political skill and Democratic ineptitude. Two years ago, the Democrats blew a chance to win the race for town supervisor when incumbent Republican John Kiernan vowed to put a resource recovery plant in a location that was potentially hazardous to the population and the environment. Public opinion in the many areas surrounding the site was viciously anti-Republican...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Fear and Loathing on Long Island | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

LAST week, my absentee ballot came in the mail. I thought about Republican Kiernan and his resource recovery plants and his relatives on the payroll and his 10 a.m. meetings. But then I thought of Zwirn, his panderings, his personal grudges and his neurotic campaigning. What kind of town supervisor would...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Fear and Loathing on Long Island | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

These transmutants are so compellingly keen that Kiernan Rancilio, for one, forgot about playing with the motorized fire truck he received for his sixth birthday when he unwrapped his GoBots. "I felt so good when I saw them," says the Detroit youngster. "I carry them around everywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Hot Toys with a Special Twist | 10/1/1984 | See Source »

...like post-punk Adam Ant (Goody Two Shoes) and Boy George (Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?), unknown to most people over 30, is moving millions of adolescent feet. Indeed, all pop music, from heavy metal to soul, is sharing in the revival. Poly-Gram Records Executive Jack Kiernan notes that the recording studios are booked solid again, a sign of long-term stability. Says he: "We're spending for the future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Rock on a Red-Hot Roll | 7/18/1983 | See Source »

...roll videotapes into 14 million homes across the nation. The tapes, from established stars like the Rolling Stones to hopefuls like the Fixx, are offered free by recording companies in return for air play. Their impact has gone far beyond promotional gimmickry. Says PolyGram's Kiernan, whose group Def Leppard went platinum after TV exposure: "You can feel the sales right away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Rock on a Red-Hot Roll | 7/18/1983 | See Source »

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