Word: recording
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...writer's use of the phrase "extensive business dealings with high-ranking officials" to describe my honest and on-the-record business transactions is at best an exaggeration and, at worst, a lie. Obviously enamored by the myth which dictates that bigger is better, the writer chose to use the word "extensive" when in fact there is no justification for use of that word in this context. The misuse of that word may sell copy, but it prostitutes the function of a free press and crucifies communication of the truth...
Valvano's record, off the court, is horrible. Despite taking courses as demanding as "Leisure Alternatives," few of his players graduate. Several, like Cozell McQueen and Chris Washburn, could not read before or after their N.C. State "educations." And Washburn has been in and out of drug rehabilitation since his stereo-stealing college days...
Apparently, the appeal was intended for gullible first-year students, because perceptive eyes familiar with the council's recent track record should have detected some major historical revisionism...
...would suggest that it be offered by someone who has a greater record on racial justice than Councillor Walsh does," Duehay said, adding that Graham--the council's only Black member--was better qualified to back...
...Independent Councillor Thomas W. Danehy said Duehay should refrain from assessing Walsh or another councillor's record, saying he did not want the council to become an arena for members to pass judgement on each other...