Word: medalling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this weekend, those same activists were ready to give him a medal: Instead of killing rent control, as opponents contended the referendum would do, 1-2-3 strengthened it immeasurably...
...Allsburg's vision may be bizarre, but it strikes a broadly responsive chord. Jumanji (1981), his board-game fantasy, won the Caldecott Medal, the industry's most prestigious award for illustrated children's books. The Polar Express, also a Caldecott winner, has appeared on best-seller lists in three Christmas seasons since its release in 1985. In this lovely tale, a boy wakes on Christmas Eve to find a train wreathed in steam below his bedroom window, waiting to take him to the North Pole and a meeting with Santa Claus. In all, the nine books Van Allsburg has published...
...Medal For Meyer...
...council watcher suggested awarding a medal to 1-2-3 author Frederick R. Meyer for helping to bring out pro-tenant support. Another quipped that the CCA should have put the referendum on the ballot themselves...
Cleary, who said he was urged by alumni to apply for the post of athletic director, starred on the Harvard hockey team before competing on the gold medal-winning 1960 USA Olympic Team. He was also an assistant coach with the team...