Word: polks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Breuning, 34, concedes that he was distracted by personal problems while some of his work was in progress but insists that the NIMH panel "did a shoddy, sloppy investigation." Now the director of psychological services at the Polk Center, in Polk, Pa., Breuning left the University of Pittsburgh in April 1984 during a university investigation into his work. He admits that "I've paid for some mistakes I made, probably paid more than I should have. But I'm not planning to wilt or go away...
...went into effect on Jan. 1, is designed to eliminate many legitimate shelters and reduce the incentive for chiseling by cutting the maximum tax rate from 50% to an eventual 28%. But tax experts doubt that the shelter game is over. Says John McAtee, a securities lawyer with Davis Polk & Wardwell: "The Government will continue to create new loopholes to accomplish economic and social goals." Smooth-talking operators will continue to tempt wealthy investors with creative -- and not always legitimate -- ways to use those loopholes...
...that score, Dukakis and his aides said they were pleased and pointed particularly to a Monday lunch in Des Moines that drew more than 200 people on just four days' notice. Among the guests were a majority of the Democrats considered most influential in Polk County...
...those legislators, Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Jochum, Publicly endorsed Dukakis this week, as did attorney Gerry Crawford, a former Polk County Democratic chairman...
Thanks to Henley's sharp sense of dialogue and pacing, the oddness of Am I Blue is indeed very pleasing. Both John Polk and Ashbe are charming and intriguing characters. A couple of revelations from each do just fine at keeping this one-act interesting. Its utter lack of pretense and solemnity keeps it lively...