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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...modest Putnam doesn't gloat over his strike. He simply smiles and addresses the TV screens: "One of the things I described in the book," he says, motioning to the video screens "is that television is such a commodity in our lives, that even when we go bowling, we're supposed to sit here watching...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, Sarah L. Gore, and Samuel Hornblower, S | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Bowling with Prof. Putnam | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

Call it the Blair God Project. Like the witchy summer hit, The Omega Code, starring Michael York and Casper Van Dien, was made on a modest budget--$7.2 million. And like Blair, it ran a remarkable under-the-radar promotion campaign. But where Blair used the Internet, Omega employed an even more unusual grass roots: it was sold almost exclusively through--and to--the Evangelical Christian community. Crowed producer Matthew Crouch: "I feel we've identified a new consumer group that Hollywood, Wall Street and Madison Avenue don't know exists. We've primed the pump, and there will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Born-Again Box Office | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

Continued economic diversification, tax base expansion, strong financial operations, a modest debt burden and a strong management team played important roles in the rating upgrade, according to a Standard & Poor's CreditWire report...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Finances Rated One of Six Best in U.S. | 10/27/1999 | See Source »

...which goes to salaries and benefits. And the district faces millions of dollars in deferred repairs on the high school building, which dates from 1907. A close inspection of Webster Groves beyond its wealthiest avenues reveals the reasons for the deficit. To the north and south are neighborhoods of modest, well-kept homes that sell for less than $200,000 and bring in lower tax revenues. In short supply anywhere in town are land parcels given over to commercial or industrial taxpayers--testament to Webster's determination to preserve its residential character, and a big reason why property-tax revenue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monday: 7:30 P.M. School Finance | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

Clearly, even this modest passing attack should cause some concern to the Crimson defense especially considering that it has so consistently given up big plays through the air in the fourth quarter and has allowed 256 yards per game passing...

Author: By Mackie Dougherty, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Football Looks for Second Ivy Win Against Princeton | 10/22/1999 | See Source »

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