Word: pearls
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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NEXT on my list of newspaper ads werethe Faneuil Hall jobs, but I couldn't face itsthick layers of pretty lights, pretty people,pretty products and general air of hyperactivecharm. There was a pearl-stringers job listed onWashington Street, which was almost asscintillating as Faneuil; the Jewellers' Building,though, looked promising...
...Apparently Farr was an irregularbusiness man; "People come and go pretty fast overthere," they warned me. The 17-year-old asked ifI'd strung pearls before: "Oh, you probably won'tget the job if you're not experienced." Theyexplained to me what went into pearl stringing,which the old man said the kid was good at--armsfolded across his stripes, the kid nodded inconfident agreement. I could hear them stilldiscussing Farr while I waited for the elevatordown...
...fear of the "L" word is based upon a wrongful assumption that liberalism is indefensible in American political dialogue. As Marc Pearl, the National Director of Americans for Democratic Action, one of the nation's most prominent liberal organizations, explained in an interview, "We're not about to change tha mentality of the American electorate during this campaign...
...Pearl says, "We no longer look at the real definition of liberalism. All we see is the history of the past eight years, rather than the historical definition of the liberal tradition that people respect--Kennedy, Roosevelt...
...ideal election, Pearl said he wishes Dukakis would venture, "If being a liberal means being a champion of worker rights, being a champion of family rights, being a champion of children's rights, and government acting as a catalyst to help people, then dammit, I'm a liberal...