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Word: paines (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...political mud of impeachment proceedings for the next 23 months would bring the nation to a standstill. Republicans and Democratics like realize that there are many problems that must be trackled--welfare reform, the deficit, and arms control to name a few. The editorial asks us to "endure the pain." Why, if there's no gain? Kris W. Kobach '88 President, Harvard Republican Club

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Rebound and Move On' | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...Book of Worship (prepared mainly to drop male-biased language) includes a five-page "Order for Recognition of the End of a Marriage." In the new rite, conducted after a civil divorce, the minister announces that a husband and wife have decided to dissolve their marriage "after much effort, pain and anger," and the once married couple then recite words of regret and respect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Putting It Asunder | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...ESSENTIAL point of Mating Birds is that there really is only one story in South Africa, the story of injustice and pain. Nkosi shows us the possibility of a love story in the development of a human relationship between Sibiya and Veronica. All potential for tenderness and caring, however, is crushed by the brutally repressive system of apartheid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ON BOOKS: | 3/13/1987 | See Source »

Alcohol and drugs are the catalysts which release the passions just beneath the surface of the Tyrones' happy facade. In their attempts to anaesthetize themselves against pain, the Tyrones ultimately vocalize truth, as the safe routine of daily life is stripped bare by the solitude of night. Long Day's Journey Into Night also challenges the uniquely American emphasis on ambition and moneymaking as the driving forces of life, asking the question, At what price is the American dream achieved...

Author: By Ellen R. Pinchuk, | Title: Long Day's Journey Into Night | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

...close look at child leashes explains the problem with the recent child leash phenomenon: I don't like them. I was a kid, and I was a pain in the neck sometimes. Memories of what it felt like to careen around like a pinball while my mother was trying to buy groceries make my emotions twinge when I see a kid on a leash. My head tells me child leashes are a small thing and there is a reason for them. My heart tells me to put up a sign in the Square that says, "Children must keep their parents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRACKER CRUMBS: | 3/11/1987 | See Source »

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