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...reelection. Having troubles in his campaign, the JFK wannabe assigns young Marcy to go back to the "old country"--Ireland--and trace his hereditary roots. Young Marcy arrives in a small, unheard of Irish town (where men have singing competitions and buses are still gender-segregated) at the peak of a quaint annual ritual: The Match-making Festival. Being single, Marcy is a marked woman; a lamb laid out to the wolves...

Author: By Angma D. Jhala, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Task of 'Matchmaker' Trouble-Free in an Irish Disneyland | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

Every year in mid-October something indescribible occurs that seems to captivate the population of the United States for about a week-and-a-half. The changing colors of the leaves peak in beauty, the air becomes especially crisp, and the temperature redefines balmy...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: Blockbuster Season | 10/16/1997 | See Source »

Massachusetts is heading into its peak foliage season, a phenomenon that attracts tourists from all over the world. While Harvard Square may not exactly be a prime leaf peeping location, you only have to venture a little ways out into the suburbs to be completely blown away by a downright breathtaking array of colors that cannot be matched anywhere else in the country...

Author: By Chris W. Mcevoy, | Title: Phenomonal Fall Foliage Found for All | 10/15/1997 | See Source »

Despite a change of management, the lines for sourcebooks were too long again this fall. Students reported waiting nearly an hour during peak times to purchase their readings. And the new forms are a nuisance to buyers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Source of Agony | 9/30/1997 | See Source »

...definitely on a roll. Last year I thought we hit the peak and we would never have a better return, but this year we outperformed our benchmarks by 5.8 percent," Meyers said...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade and Adam S. Hickey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Endowment Balloons in Huge Growth Year | 9/26/1997 | See Source »

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