Word: polisher
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...settlement patterns throughout the city seemed permanent to me. Italians east of me in Bridgeport, blacks north in North Lawndale, Polish and Irish south in Back of the Yards, and white suburbia in the West. The four corners of the hub of my world seemed so clearly drawn. The large, pink, concrete arches on 26th Street welcoming visitors to Little Village seemed like they had always been guarding the neighborhood from unlikely and unpleasant change...
...heavyweight Cardinals--conservative stalwarts like Germany's Joseph Ratzinger and savvy bureaucrats like Congregation of Bishops chief Giovanni Battista Re, who now have a chance to advance their own agendas without papal scrutiny. But many insiders say the real power behind the papal throne lies with a humble Polish clergyman they call Don Stanislaw...
...years older than his secretary, the Pope is said to have had a father-son relationship with Dziwisz. That has turned around in recent years. "Dziwisz takes care of everything from handing the Pope a tissue to helping him make important decisions and choosing who can see him," says Polish journalist Marek Lehnert, who has spent 20 years covering the Vatican...
...Crimson would not surrender, going out in style with four consecutive victories to polish off a highly successful season. The Crimson ended the year ranked No. 57 in the nation...
...languishing, she gamely cheered for the Europeans. She put her contradictory messages down to hospitality: "I want both teams to do well." But there's no question that when the U.S. and Portugal face her home side, national pride will win out over hospitality. After the Koreans trounced the Polish 2-0 on Tuesday, 30,000 Koreans spilled out on the streets of Seoul to celebrate the historic victory. "Everyone in Korea will be watching the next game," says Kim. "I think our support will push them into the second round." Still, Cobi Jones remained hopeful: "We pulled...