Word: mattered
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...comes a man named J Mays (that's right--first initial, no period) leading a crusade to make the automobile matter again. Mays is the man who brought us the first car with turn-of-the-century distinction, Volkswagen's alluring "new" Beetle. In 1997 the then 42-year-old Oklahoman was tapped to become chief of design--the youngest ever--at Ford Motor Co., itself in the midst of a crusade to be different, better and above all more consumer focused...
...meet the Governor last week in Columbus, Ohio, at the welfare training center where he works. "Do well," the Governor said in a kind of blessing, before telling the crowd that it was time to say "Enough is enough." After Bush left, Cooke was asked whether it would matter if the Governor had ever done drugs. "It would make a difference," said the boy, who knew about what drug use had done to his neighborhood. "That's sending a message that you can do drugs and get away with it." And that's exactly the message Bush says...
...hope dwindled for the estimated 35,000 people who may remain locked in the wreckage of Turkey's punishing earthquake. After the first three days, successful rescues grew more and more sporadic. Without water, in the cruel heat, few of the trapped can survive more than 72 hrs., no matter how strong the will to live. There might still be a miracle or two. But the hopelessness for the rest reverberated in the trembling voice of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit as he acknowledged, "It is not possible to reach them...
...with tales of sibling squabbles over finances and accusations of who's not spending enough time with Mom and Dad. Others I know are trying to make up for years of seeing their parents only a couple of times a year, over Christmas turkey or at summer picnics. No matter; we all end up feeling guilty...
...event indeed. An audience of citizens is selected and gathered before her. While she listens they share their concerns, speak from their experience, give vent to their grievances. "She wants to listen to New Yorkers in small groups," her spokesman has said, "and learn about the issues that matter to them most." In an amazing telepathy that even the great Kreskin would envy, these issues turn out to be the ones that matter most to Mrs. Clinton...