Word: m
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...m happy to see that it's still possible for a young man, operating under what remains of the free-enterprise system, to make a success of farming. However, let's not forget that this success is largely built on the increasing concentration of a limited and highly vital resource (land) in the hands of fewer and fewer individuals. Now I'm wondering how soon it will be before moated castles, surrounded by hovels for the serfs, begin to sprout on those precious acres...
...m glad I still know small farmers; people who care for the land and don't feel the need to rip out lovely old shade trees. Mr. Benedict is no farmer; he's just another Big Businessman...
After reading "Justice's Wall," about building a fence between parts of the U.S. and Mexico [Oct. 30], I'm having trouble determining which side of the fence the barbarians are on. Have we decided to protect ourselves from the world, or the world from us? Will our next step be two hundred yards of minefield next to the fence...
...Original owners, now on fixed incomes and their children grown, found themselves hard pressed. To make matters worse, some people felt they were not getting their money's worth, claiming the schools were failing to teach the basics. The result was a hard line on taxes. "I'm a fighter for my kids," says Joan Anderson, the mother of four. "But I'm working two jobs and my husband is out of work. We just couldn't afford to pay any more...
...teachers, faced with the same inflationary problems as the taxpayers. had money troubles of their own. Although a strike by teachers is against the law m New York State, only five of the 630 staff members initially crossed the picket lines. Throughout the seven week of the strike, the teachers showed remark able unity and zeal: just one other decided to go back to work...