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...mohawk, tattoos and at least a dozen facial piercings give Miller the semblance of someone out of a biker movie. And the townspeople are apparently convinced that his mere presence puts their children in dire peril of turning into multiply-pierced punks. According to the Boston Phoenix, which reported the story, councillor Ayers believes Miller is a threat to local business, public health and the well being of the community--particularly children...
...classic afternoon's adventure for young suburbanites, with a touch--but no more--of peril. In Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe and Kenilworth, the posh white suburbs served by New Trier, drug use isn't associated with gang violence, crack houses, addiction or dead-end despair. Getting high has become almost boringly conventional. Drew (names and some other identifying features have been changed), a regular at the Corner, has even kicked around the notion of buying "New Trier Smoking Club" jackets with his friends and awarding mock varsity letters...
Soon after, at a strategy session in the residence, Morris pronounced Dole's resignation their first moment of genuine peril. He stated that they had to "contain Dole's bounce" by driving up his negatives. Morris was so obsessed with this that he broke one of the campaign's cardinal rules: no personal attacks. Knocking Dole personally, after all, risked opening the character door, where Clinton was also vulnerable. Nonetheless, Morris wrote a spot that became known as "Quitter": "He told us he would lead. Then he told us he was quitting, giving up, leaving behind the gridlock he helped...
...Senator Bill Bradley argues that nothing short of a constitutional amendment capping spending as well as contributions can repair a political system nearly everyone deplores. This week even the politicians joined in the condemnation. But they have ignored voters before, without paying a price. They ignore it at their peril...
...Clinton turnaround has come with costs. The tale of how he brought it off involves excessive influence over foreign policy by a special-interest group, gloves-off bureaucratic infighting and a willingness to bash U.S. allies for electoral gain. It also involves peril. Wooing Dade County's 678,000 Cuban Americans has resulted in the most volatile period of confrontation with Havana since the 1962 missile crisis. The Pentagon fears it is only a matter of time before another event like February's shoot-down of two U.S. civilian planes by Cuban MiGs sparks a military confrontation between...