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...threw his weight behind conservative political causes, attracting a sell-out crowd when he spoke at a G.O.P. fund-raising dinner. But last week a circuit-court judge in Waukesha, Wis., refused to dismiss or delay Chmura's Jan. 23 trial for sexual assault and enticement of a minor. Packer fans have never quite got over the shock of seeing the local hero, the go-to guy in the green-and-gold uniform, clad in handcuffs and an orange penal-system jumpsuit as he was led into a courtroom to hear charges. Once one of the celebrated "Three Amigos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Path of A Falling Star | 1/8/2001 | See Source »

...been a fan of [Bellow] for quite some time," said George Packer, a local enthusiast. " Ever since I read Bellow's first novel Dangling...

Author: By Antoinette C. Nwandu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bellow Entertains His Fans With Excerpts From Novel | 4/28/2000 | See Source »

...College basketball players run about 6'3, which of course is way too small in a sport dominated by mini-Goliaths. They make up for this by having "mad ups", which means they can jump really high. But don't expect to hear Billy Packer of CBS Sports using this slang on TV: he's busy telling his female co-workers to "go find a WNBA game...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: March Madness For Dummies | 3/23/2000 | See Source »

...meantime, I'm going to be rooting for the Rams on Sunday. I'll admit that I'm a fair-weather fan, because I am still a Packer-rooting cheesehead at heart. But because I live within two hours of St. Louis and am already a Cardinals fan, I'll be adopting the Rams for next Sunday...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goin' Bohlen | 1/24/2000 | See Source »

These companies don't always manage it, but you've got to give them points for effort. Webvan boasts that its 330,000-sq.-ft. warehouse is so meticulously organized that no packer has to walk more than 19 1/2 ft. in search of a product. Now, post-IPO, the firm is set to build 26 warehouses across the country at a cost of $1 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food Fight! Food Fight! | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

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