Word: mined
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...weeks ago, in a course discussion on the educational policy aspects of affirmative action, a classmate of mine spoke of the subject in terms which were only too familiar. "As a Latina," she said, "I feel more comfortable seeking out a Latina faculty member as a role model...
Among other things, he wanted me to read the third volume of his memoirs. TIME had published excerpts of the previous two, and he offered us the chance to do so again. I actually liked his book more than he had mine, especially the character sketches of Richard Nixon--which he felt he could do fully only after Nixon's death--and Gerald Ford...
...This grant is unprecedented in a field like mine," Wailoo said...
...honest place." His first draft sparked the interest of the New York Theatre Workshop and director Michael Greif, who developed the show over the past two years. McInerney had little involvement, except as cheerleader on the sidelines. "I sort of thought it ought to be their thing rather than mine," he says. "I just stepped back and hoped for the best...
Sonora's golden history is well preserved. A restored gold-rush town at the Columbia State Historic Park has a blacksmith shop, saloon and gold mine. Other historical attractions include the Tuolumne County Museum, located in a 100-year-old jail, and Railtown 1897, in nearby Jamestown, where visitors can ride on the Sierra Railroad and tour a railroad museum. For a trip back in time that will last your whole stay, consider lodging at the City Hotel, a 140-year-old 10-room inn with mystery weekends and ghost walking tours...