Word: leveller
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Last week the Justice Department released stunning news: violent- and property-crime rates, which have been dropping since 1991, are at their lowest level in 24 years. In 1997, murder dropped 8 percent and robbery fell 17 percent; early 1998 figures suggest the trend continues. Experts can't agree on why, citing factors from better policing to a booming economy. But one of the most fascinating developments seems to be that crack is now your father's drug. Users are maturing, if not heading into middle age, and dealers are less aggressive in recruiting youths, who tend to be turned...
...most part, the debate never veered into that territory, though little was said that was likely to change many minds, in the House or outside. Republicans argued that Clinton had broken the law. Democrats shot back that even if he did, this did not rise to the level of an impeachable offense. But the real struggle was going on outside the debate. Republicans, including DeLay and Henry Hyde, had begun calling on Clinton to resign. At a press briefing, presidential spokesman Joe Lockhart complained bitterly that House leaders like DeLay, who had promoted impeachment to wavering moderates as nothing more...
...year's most significant story have been that of Monica MacBride, the geneticist, or of Joe Monica, the marine biologist, or of Monica Monica who plays the harmonica? It could be anyone, of any moniker, who works in obscurity and creates something whose importance is not visible at sea level. The story of the year, 1859: Would that be John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry and the onset of the American Civil War, or Darwin's Origin of Species...
...talented Brent Carver and Carolee Carmello do their level best to bring Leo and Lucille to life, but, as written, their characters are fatally uninteresting. The music and lyrics, by Jason Robert Brown, catch fire only in a couple of disposable up-tempo numbers (Mary Phagan getting wooed by a suitor on the trolley) and turn gooey in big ballads like All the Wasted Time, sung by Lucille and Leo in jail. Prince's staging is elegant but rather quiet, the set dominated by a giant oak tree from which Leo will eventually hang. No one wants a glitzed...
Before the season started, I made a commitment to take my game to a higher level. I have always been a power hitter, but I felt I could become a more selective batter. Sometimes I tried too hard to do too much. I would go to home plate and swing hard at almost everything instead of having the calm to wait for the right pitch. My new goal was to be a greater offensive threat. With patience, an improved swing and a sharper eye, I felt I could bring more to the batter's box and be an even steadier...