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June Anderson has a wish list. First, she would like to star in a marvelous, imaginative production of Lucia di Lammermoor. That means, the soprano quickly adds, one utterly unlike the pedestrian ones she has already graced. Anderson would also like to sing the role of Violetta in La Traviata, but declines to do so until a satisfactory stage director can be found. She admits that she cannot think of one. "I can wait," she says philosophically. "But who knows? I may be too old when it finally happens." A third wish is that a fine young tenor would appear...
...show-biz appeal, Blades (he accepts both the English and Spanish pronunciations of his name since his grandfather, Reuben Blades, was born on the British island of St. Lucia) remains ambivalent toward the trappings of fame. One aspect of stardom that Blades finds particularly loathsome is the notion that celebrities are a privileged breed, an elite group that must insulate themselves from the rabble. Instead, the four-time Grammy nominee has tried to remain as accessible to his public as possible. Until just a few years ago, he had his home phone number printed on the back of his album...
...will ameliorate the reality of harvesting cane by hand. It is boring, backbreaking work, carried out in oppressive heat, surrounded by the dangers of poisonous snakes, fire ants and whirling, razor-sharp scythes. Some of those who suffer these miseries take pride in their work. A man from St. Lucia tells Wilkinson, "Cutting the cane in itself is also a skillful task, you must be skillful at it. When you cutting the cane you must have a free mind...
...Lucia Smythe, Colby's director of financial aid, said that the colleges and universities who meet annually to discuss admissions and financial aid used to pay Harvard directly for administrative services...
...destroy missions against clandestine labs, airstrips, riverboats and warehouses. Last year DEA chief John Lawn, U.S. Ambassador Alexander Watson and Peruvian officials agreed to build a secure base for Snowcap activities in the Upper Huallaga. The deal called for the U.S. to haul bulldozers to a settlement called Santa Lucia, where an airstrip would be cleared so that cargo planes could land supplies. The State Department, however, objected to having U.S. Army Engineers air-drop the bulldozers; diplomats warned against political backlash if American military personnel were spotted in the valley. The final deal, worked out after Lawn brought...