Word: ninth
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Last summer, I worked as an intern at American Heritage magazine. The job--a paying one--was not without its perks. The magazine was owned by the Forbes family, and the offices were in the Forbes Building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. There was a gym on the ninth floor that all employees were paid to use for three hours each week, and on the first floor was the Forbes Gallery, featuring Faberge eggs and Malcolm Forbes Sr.'s large collection of toy boats. I even had the dubious honor of meeting Steve Forbes. While I had responsibilities that included...
...problem ran deeper. Mel just didn't seem to care about us, or about anything, for that matter. When asked what advice he would give ninth-graders, the gist of his response was, "I really hated school." On the contribution of the arts to education: "I'm sure it's vast...
...Crimson players have much to rejoice in, not the least of which is its ninth-place ranking in the national coach's poll. Harvard's play has been unparalleled by any other teams in the Ancient Eight...
Hansen, who has had the longest tenure of any Utah Representative, is seeking his ninth term. A key voice for local control in what some residents call the "war on the West," he opposes overdevelopment, but not enough to get the support of some environmentalists, who want Hansen to do more to protect the Western wilderness. Hansen has also led efforts to limit tobacco advertising...
DeBerry lost to Harold Ford Sr. in 1994 and gets a rematch of sorts, running against Ford's son. The conservative DeBerry advocates term limits, a "zero-tolerance stance" on violent crime and a $500-per-child tax credit. This is good conservatism for the Ninth, but in a district where per-capita income is only $11,296, bootstraps capitalism may be a hard sell...