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...hills is devouring the trailer homes one by one, and each time it hits a propane-fuel tank, a tremendous explosion sends flame and shrapnel into the air. "That's incredible," says Pattengill, 53, a recently laid-off sales manager, raising an eyebrow. He too was stopped at the roadblock, and stayed, mesmerized by the destruction. BOOOM! Finally, a piece of shrapnel lands a few yards from Pattengill. "I think it's time to get out of here," he tells the reporter. "Can you get through to Laguna Beach? I heard from my wife that the high school near...
When asked during the budget debate why the coalition wasn't more actively opposing the plan, Rudman said he had no desire to be a "roadblock." But roadblocks are just what we need--roadblocks to plans that aren't serious. Rather than being a meaningful participant in the debate, the Concord Coalition has settled for a place on the margin...
...first billion, BGH ran into a major roadblock: Rifkin. The activist has campaigned against everything from the space shuttle to beef consumption, but his single biggest beef is about genetically engineered food products...
...point. The instinct to oppose whatever those in power happen to be proposing is democratically healthy. A reluctance to compromise shows intellectual principles. The practice of jumping out of the way of bandwagons is morally superior to the practice of jumping onto them. But a fourth roadblock to hope is less admirable. That is complacency or mental laziness...