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No regional American cuisine is so original or so richly varied as that of the South, and finally there is a single volume that explores all of its delectable diversity. Southern Food, by John Egerton (Knopf; 408 pages; $22.95), combines history and lore, recipes and personalities plus, as lagniappe for...
For the Democrats, the initial face-offs have been polite enough to satisfy Miss Manners. During a forum at the Iowa County Fair in late August, Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee won headlines for his so-called aggressiveness toward Dukakis. In truth, Gore's criticisms were tepid in the extreme...
Of course, some of these ostensibly unemployed young black men do earn money illegally, often from selling drugs. But the explosive growth of the ghetto drug culture further erodes the work ethic. In a recent paper, Anderson laments the growing cleavage between what he calls "old heads and young boys...
"You get chill bumps and tears in your eyes," said Cindi McCollough, 31, a swimming coach for the Georgia team who had taken time off from work to make the trip. As she spoke, a slightly confused swimmer began to splash through a third lap of a two-lap, 50...
A perverse fringe benefit of the violence has been a widely observed improvement in highway manners. Says California Highway Patrol Sergeant Mark Lunn: "Most people are very attentive now and very, very polite."