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They have trouble making decisions. They would rather hike in the Himalayas than climb a corporate ladder. They have few heroes, no anthems, no style to call their own. They crave entertainment, but their attention span is as short as one zap of a TV dial. They hate yuppies, hippies and druggies. They postpone marriage because they dread divorce. They sneer at Range Rovers, Rolexes and red suspenders. What they hold dear are family life, local activism, national parks, penny loafers and mountain bikes. They possess only a hazy sense of their own identity but a monumental preoccupation with...
Maybe I can create my own ladder of success--Harvard, bus greeter, train greeter, airplane greeter. By the time I am out of graduate school, I'll have worked my way up greeting Donald Trump's personal limousine...
...high-powered intern this summer, I may be in the future. I have around 1600 role models proving the Harvard step-ladder to success...
Even before last week's outbursts, doubts had arisen about Dinkins' ability to foster an improved racial climate. During his 35-year climb up the Democratic Party ladder, he was more a follower of aggressive black politicians than a force in his own right. Having spent most of his career in Harlem, he has few close links to the boisterous community leaders in Brooklyn, where 42% of the city's African Americans reside. His political base among the swelling ranks of Caribbean and Asian immigrants clustered in the borough is virtually nonexistent...
...fire department responded to the phone calls at 9:35 p.m. by sending three engines, two ladder companies, and one rescue vehicle and put out the fire by 10:23 p.m., according to department spokesperson Ronald D. Caron...