Word: mentions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...surprised that the article does not mention Professor Robert Coles or his book, The Call of Service, which addresses the kinds of questions Ms. Frank is asking, particularly in the context of college students and Harvard specifically. While one may question the ability of student-run programs to effect broad social change, there is no question that the volunteer benefits, a fact which Professor Coles substantially documents...
...Competition for down-market customers and the profits they generate is intensifying among big mortgage providers like GE Capital, Norwest Financial, KeyCorp, NationsBank and Chase Manhattan, not to mention heavily advertised smaller outfits like the Money Store (Dial 1-800-LOAN-YES). The total for sub-prime mortgages--a figure that is growing at twice the rate of conventional mortgages--is expected to exceed $120 billion this year. Another blistering market: sub-prime cash for new and used cars. Ford Motor Co.'s Associates Corp.; Mercury Finance, based in Lake Forest, Illinois; Credit Acceptance Corp. of Southfield, Michigan; and other...
Loaded and lonely? Maybe Oprah can help. Oracle CEO Lawrence Ellison, a thrice-divorced billionaire, mentioned on Oprah that he was hoping to marry again. He didn't mention that he was worth $6 billion, has a predilection for things Japanese and owns several flashy cars. Nonetheless, both Oracle and Oprah were flooded with offers...
...among those who jumped on Bob Dole for referring to the National League team that plays in Los Angeles as the Brooklyn Dodgers. I know what it's like to mention Carl DeRose, the sore-armed right-hander who pitched a perfect game for the Blues in 1947, and draw nothing but puzzled looks from people who call themselves baseball fans...
Blind, Native American and Muslim, Carlson would be one of the few members of Congress to express genuine support for the political goals of the p.l.o. And though G.O.P. cliches, not to mention a formidable opponent, make his candidacy seem improbable, he believes the economically ravaged 35th can be revived with a local revolution of churches, schools, community groups and the Nation of Islam working together...