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...dinner last night, a few Harvard students were treated to something other than the Dining Service's pepper steak and fried shrimp...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UC Magician Tricks Diners | 4/5/1989 | See Source »

...specialized, generalized, regional or transient. He claims that widespread study of this body of knowledge can reverse the American educational decline. Apparently, meager teacher's salaries, budget cuts in public schooling, drugs and escalating drop-out rates are merely secondary causes of this decline. If teachers promised to pepper their lectures with proverbs, Biblical references and other culturally relevant trivia, would students really stay in school? Is this the way to achieve "high universal literacy...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Culture Schlock | 1/20/1989 | See Source »

...drive less frequently and to avoid hazardous situations like rush-hour traffic and bad weather. Another issue is compassion: depriving many senior citizens of their licenses would amount to robbing them of their independence. "The use of a car is particularly important to older citizens," says Florida Congressman Claude Pepper, 88. "It's a vital link to the outside world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can A Driver Be Too Old? | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

...suspects was described as 5'10" with "salt and pepper" colored hair, wearing a blue plaid wool jacket, a black hat and thickrimmed glasses. The other suspect was 5'6" and wearing dark clothing. Both were wearing blue jeans, ski masks and gloves, police reports said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Armed Men Rob Hospital Pharmacy | 1/13/1989 | See Source »

...edible -- 24- karat gold leaf. Presentation is critical, whether it consists of sage leaves inserted under turkey skin "in the design of your choice" or "botanically correct" pastry leaves on a sweet-potato or pumpkin pie. Few details escape her attention, as when she insists on freshly ground white pepper in salmon and scallop timbales: "If you put black pepper in, people will see the big flakes and won't know exactly what it is." Says Dallas caterer Janet Showers: "There is no garnishing like hers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: A New Guru of American Taste? | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

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