Word: pennsylvanian
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...awards ceremony took place this weekend in Port Jefferson, New York at the Society of Professional Journalists conference for the region covering New England, New York, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvanian...
...through it, we instead have Mr. Ridge. The Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge, likewise is a soft-spoken Pennsylvanian trying to be reassuring yet realistic. He has not had an easy time of it. During last month's orange alert, the fatalistic talk about contingency plans and three days' supplies of water hinted at a message no one would tell Americans plainly: we believe a terrible thing is coming, and we will not be able to stop it. Ridge had a basically Rogersian task--getting Americans to accept a terrible eventuality that they could not prevent. So Homeland Security offered...
...through it, we instead have Mr. Ridge. The Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge, likewise is a soft-spoken Pennsylvanian trying to be reassuring yet realistic. He has not had an easy time of it. During last month's orange alert, the fatalistic talk about contingency plans and three days' supplies of water hinted at a message no one would tell Americans plainly: we believe a terrible thing is coming, and we will not be able to stop it. Ridge had a basically Rogersian task - getting Americans to accept a terrible eventuality that they could not prevent. So Homeland Security offered...
...burka, several readers cautioned that the celebration should not veil other limits on women's liberty. "You said, 'Nowhere in the Muslim world are women treated as equals,'" observed a California woman. "Excuse me, but nowhere in the whole wide world are women treated as equals." A Muslim Pennsylvanian challenged cultural assumptions: "The modern Western idea of feminism instructs females to be like males, while Islam encourages us to accept our sex and live as proud females." Looking at both cultures, a Canadian man felt it might be best to merge them: "If there is an answer, it lies...
...with the thousands of images of heroism and patriotism available at this time, did you choose him for your cover?" A Greeley, Colo., reader railed, "How dare you dignify this monstrous creature! Isn't it enough that we have to hear his name 50 times a day?" But a Pennsylvanian chose to indulge in some gallows humor: "Darts should have been included with your picture of the 'target...