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Word: leveller (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Four teams, each on a level...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Icewomen Look Ahead in 'Pot | 1/29/1988 | See Source »

...piece is written on a level other than that of the standard opinion/editorial, in which a writer expresses a well-reasoned notion, say, on taxes, fads, modern thought, whatever; thus it would be absurd to say that because the piece presents an arguably humorous tirade, rather than purporting any claim to fact, it should not have been printed. Of course the elderly of South Florida are not literally "baking their brains into blackened rocks;" this is only a graceful turn of phrase...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Objection to `Where the Old People Bake Their Brains' | 1/27/1988 | See Source »

...Crimson reporter tells me, "a lot of us are Jewish," as is Mr. Morris himself. Naturally--otherwise we would never have seen such references to Jews in a student newspaper, and we would have had to settle for re-reading our Philip Roth. I won't level the charge of anti-Semitism here because I don't think it applies to your newspaper or any of its writers; still, I hope the Crimson does not soon diversify to include stereotypical/prejudicial attacks on other ethnic or religious groups who happen to be represented on its staff, for the result would surely...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Objection to `Where the Old People Bake Their Brains' | 1/27/1988 | See Source »

Dukakis said that strong enforcement and collection efforts would also work on the federal level to reduce the budget deficit--although the other Democratic candidates have discounted the idea. "I'm not quite sure I've convinced my colleagues in the debates yet," the governor said...

Author: By Arnold M. Zipper, | Title: Dukakis Unveils Budget Proposal, Stresses Social Services, Discipline | 1/27/1988 | See Source »

...claim, "Iowa is a good place to start. This is mid- America, and most of us live in small towns. The state is very open, clean and fair. There are no political-machine bosses to dominate the debate, and we are very much a two-party state with a level playing field." All true, and these high-minded attributes taken by themselves would be enough to make Iowa the Miss Congeniality of presidential politics. But Midwestern hospitality, admirable as it may be, does not compensate for the lack of diversity that undermines Iowa's claims as the nation's leading...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Folks with First Say | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

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