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Word: reminder (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...somewhere on campus, the College could have a small monument erected to remind us of the horrors of Civil War Not a tribute to valor, strength, and battle, but a testament to the carnage of war. List the names of all dead alumni in alphabetical order. Do not mention their place of birth or allegiance. Harvard must avoid making the monument a list of good guys versus bad guys...

Author: By Frank E. Lockwood, | Title: A Hall Divided | 4/4/1988 | See Source »

...leaders are already frustrated over the party's inability to coalesce around a nominee, especially now that the Republicans have all but chosen their standard-bearer. But the Super Tuesday delegate jam may have given the Democratic contenders -- particularly Dukakis and Gore -- a chance to catch their breath and remind themselves that a campaign should be a battle over ideas and visions, not merely synthetic campaign messages. At the moment, it is a democratic principle that only Jackson seems to understand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three-Way Gridlock | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

Dukakis has learned well how to bury his feelings. In early campaigns his manager, Francis Meaney, used to stand close behind him and remind Dukakis to tell voters he needed them. The candidate was always too impersonal. Even with longtime friends, Dukakis has kept up his guard. They have to be satisfied with the little he gives. "The electrons," says a friend of 25 years, "flow only one way." The most personal kind of event, like the suicide attempt years ago of his older brother, is stowed so deeply that Dukakis says he cannot remember what happened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Seals Off Emotion | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

...think the nightmares and sweat that I mentioned previously are leftover guilt from remembering the Harvard students that I've caused pain and suffering. They remind me of how I once was. But they'll get over it--the Shuttle system needs more drivers, Besides, even my nightmares are less and less frequent. I've always said, if you can't beat them, join them...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Brain Strains and Automobiles | 2/25/1988 | See Source »

...understated and endearing. Unlike Coke's moving train, the set is simple, the action comprehensible. Here Pepsi becomes the object of the escapade, not just an afterthought. As Fox climbs in and out of a car to avoid the obviously harmless canine and grab a drink, his acrobatics remind the viewer of his last good Pepsi commercial (where he climbs out of his apartment to get a Pepsi for his attractive neighbor...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: ABC Wins Super Bowl | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

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