Word: midlands
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Caleb came to Harvard from Midland, Texas, home of the Bush family. He was staunchly conservative—no easy task in the People’s Republic of Cambridge. But he was so convincing and so likeable, everyone kept telling me, that even his most right-wing beliefs were received with respect. When a flame-war broke out over the Currier House e-mail list about students receiving rebates from UHS over the cost of abortions, Caleb told participants to come down to the dining hall and talk to him. About 12 people showed up. These were all admirable...
...meets Laura: "Laura had a sense that she and George were utter opposites, but she also knew why Jan kept bugging her [to meet him]. 'Well,' she said, with a smile and a shrug, 'I guess it was because we were the only two people from that era in Midland who were still single.' So she finally gave in and one evening in the middle of August 1977, home for a visit with her parents, she went over to Joe and Jan's for a backyard barbeque. And there he was. The O'Neills figured George liked Laura right away...
...There is certainly a bit of disappointment over the cancellation of some of the festivities, but it was the right thing to do," said Caleb L. Weatherl '10, the immediate past president of the Harvard Republican Club and an alternate delegate from Midland, Texas...
Like many temperance activists, going back more than a century, both DiCiccio and Drieslein have had problems controlling their own alcohol use. DiCiccio, a Vietnam vet originally from Midland, Pa., says he quit drinking in 1988 and then switched careers, from selling cars to helping others get sober. Drieslein, who grew up in San Diego, started drinking at 12 and went into recovery 18 years later, after indulging in six to 12 beers a night for many years...
Wide-eyed and twitching, Born Ruffians’ eponymous debut EP was as excitable as a six-year-old waiting in line for a SpongeBob ice pop. Thumping cuts like “I’m One of Those Girls” gained the Midland, Ontario trio loads of attention in the blogosphere, and tours with indie heavyweights Hot Chip and Peter, Björn and John have helped them establish a pretty sizeable fan base for such a young band. Their sophomore effort and first full album, “Red, Yellow & Blue...