Word: rivers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...FARC officials really believe that they could govern their own nation. Along the Caguan River, in southern Caqueta province, the rebels have created their own public services, including agricultural banks. FARC toll booths along the rugged dirt roads collect 2,000 pesos ($1.25) a vehicle for improvements. And the FARC recently held a local election under quasi-Marxist rules, which meant that voters could choose among candidates from a single FARC-supported party. Afterward, a FARC leader assured TIME that the party's success will spread. "We have every intention," he said, "of governing as much of this country...
...Leary says the store was located near MIT, on River Street, and then in the Garage building on JFK Street. O'Leary says the store left its last location to seek refuge from high rents...
...mournful song but stubbornly hopeful. His performance reminds the listener that American music is broad and big, like a river, and it keeps flowing. Pop music suddenly seems like just a glass of tap water. Allen's song is one you'll probably never hear on the radio, never see performed on TV--except on River of Song. How much other water is unexplored? Tune in to this series and drink deep...
...much to say except that life is cruel. They were driven from their home in Sudan by drought and war, and these are ancient, traditional plagues, not modern inventions. It is in Bangkok, strangely enough, that the message of Hertsgaard's journeying begins to strike home. This sprawling river city is like most others--mad about cars, paralyzed by car traffic, its air made unbreathable by cars and its municipal life dying of cars. If this were all, the moral would be simple: avoid Bangkok. Yet cars there, and across Europe and especially in the U.S., are efficient carbon generators...
Monica Mancini: On her eponymous debut album, Henry Mancini's daughter reveals a strong but sweet voice that rides a melody just so. The songs are Dad's--Moon River and others--with their mix of sophistication and schmaltz. Tart strings help keep Monica on the right side of the equation. The new label is PBS Records: music to drive Volvos...