Word: possession
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson plays with a consistency that it possess but has not yet demonstrated in its matches against Princeton, it can defy the odds and defeat the Tigers...
...beat sticks against the ice, not to mention each other, Gretzky will be remembered. Bird's legacy should also be durable, though he attaches little importance to history: "As far as that goes, it's enough for me that the flags are flying in Boston Garden." Neither expected to possess his sport for long or forever. "When I finish," says Gretzky, "I'll walk away from it totally, be my own person, my own businessman." This plan amuses Gretzky's friend Howe, who lingered 32 pro seasons and is a Hartford Whalers' executive now. The way Bird looks...
Still, there is a deeper argument over revenue sharing than the matter of whether the President or the Governors currently possess the most political courage. It centers on the question of just which governmental functions should be national, and financed by all taxpayers, and which are primarily local and should be funded locally. Federal grants to states and cities took root in the 1960s largely as Democratic programs aimed at particular problems, including health, nutrition, housing and jobs. Funds were earmarked for very specific purposes, and Washington set standards that had to be met to get the money. Richard Nixon...
...major flaw of Half Moon Street is that it falls between two genres. The stories possess neither the sophisticated technique that would make them interesting pieces of fiction nor the right amount of tension that goes into a thriller. The narratives of both pieces progress in a linear fashion with few internal monologues or hints at the characters' motivations. As a result, the figures remain two dimensional. Ordinarily, this could be compensated for with exciting plots and suspense, but these ingredients are nowhere to be found. Here, the surprise endings are rushed and flat and do not allow enough time...
...bail bonding against crimes he might commit. He is required to be at the American Legion post at 7 a.m. with his horse, to be in costume and to wear a mask. One of the twelve rules he must obey is that he "shall not possess nor consume any beverage except as dispensed from the liquor wagon." All day he will ride through the country collecting chickens, rice and vegetables for a gumbo the womenfolk will cook back in town. The column will be halted frequently for beer and boiled eggs. A Cajun band on a wagon, relying heavily...