Word: passaic
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...Coles: Tolstoy's War and Peace and William Carlos William's Life along the Passaic River...
...many American high school students have never read one Mark Twain novel or Shakespeare play or Wordsworth poem, or a serious history of the U.S.; they are bad at science, useless at mathematics, hopeless at writing--but if they could only connect to the latest websites in Passaic and Peru, we'd see improvement? The Internet, said President Clinton in February, "could make it possible for every child with access to a computer to stretch a hand across a keyboard to reach every book ever written, every painting ever painted, every symphony ever composed." Pardon me, Mr. President, but this...
...community where this tragedy happened, hunting has been a part of life for centuries. The N.R.A.'s courses on gun safety, insistence on the presence of adults whenever youngsters are handling firearms and political activities to preserve responsibly a historical right are worthwhile undertakings. JAMES J. JENTES, N.R.A. member Passaic...
BORN: Feb. 10, 1947, Passaic EDUCATION: Villanova U, B.A., 1968; Rutgers U, J.D., 1972 FAMILY: Wife, Gloria; two children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1974-77; Clifton city council, 1990-94; Passaic County freeholder, 1992-94; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: 1064 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove...
After nine brilliant years in office, during which he won plaudits as cheerleader-in-chief of this rusted industrial city on the Passaic River, James could be headed for a crash landing. The former high school track star, politically surefooted for 20 years, is trying to outrun an intensifying federal probe into his fund-raising tactics and his free-spending life-style. U.S. Attorney Faith Hochberg has peppered the mayor, his city hall subordinates and supporters with more than 100 subpoenas...