Word: ladder
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THAT'S why I wish my activist friends would get the news. Rent control hurts the most vulnerable members of society for the benefit of a few people who get "a good deal" on their rents. It's the classic example of the "pull-up-the-ladder syndrome," as Washington Monthly editor Charles Peters calls psuedo-liberal programs that hurt the folks at the bottom...
...while the others watched mom make their beds and contemplated room size and closet space, I selected my room based strictly on lower-bunk availability. Top bunks are not my friends. Have you ever tried climbing up a ladder after a 3 a.m. drinking binge...
...Foley moved onto the first rung of the leadership ladder when he was elected chairman of the Democratic caucus. In one of those "accidents" of his career, he was chosen as House whip soon after, when Tip O'Neill's first two choices were not available. As whip, Foley added to his formidable reputation as a coalition builder, which helped him win the majority leader post when Wright climbed to the Speaker's chair...
...women's administrative leadership at Harvard is groomed in the insider tradition. Rather than hiring from the outside, the University has moved women up its own corporate ladder...
Some fast-lane veterans who are fed up with their harried working conditions are trying other escape routes, including climbing down the corporate ladder. Trading in a big salary for a lower-level job with more vacation time, flexible hours, improved maternity or paternity leave, even weekends off may seem a luxury, but it is one that many people are choosing. Dann Pottinger, 42, nephew and grandson of Florida bank presidents, was CEO of Commercial State Bank of Orlando, one of the most profitable independent banks in central Florida. This winter he chaired the search committee to select his replacement...