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...media. "What honorable father and parent would not give their all to preserve their children from a traumatic, hostile to them, even abhorrent society?" he asked. "What honorable father and parent would not give their all to protect the innocence of their children?" In 1953 authorities tried to root out the fathers and rescue the children, but after a couple of years of costly court cases and a tide of public opinion in favor of keeping families together--no matter how unconventional--the two worlds essentially agreed to ignore each other...
Well, that really gets to the root of the problem—just because I go to school in Boston does NOT mean I should subscribe to this outrageous fanfare. Suddenly, my Cleveland ears can’t listen to “Sweet Caroline,” as I don’t don a Red Sox hat. Not only does Boston have a monopoly over Neil Diamond, but the fans can also be outright scary. After the victory over the pitiable Rockies this past fall, one would think that primal scream had come early...
...below the poverty line dropped 40 percentage points between 1940 and 1960, before Congress passed any important civil rights legislation.But from 1960 to 1980, the poverty rate among African American families fell only 18 percentage points, even after social programs like the War on Poverty and affirmative action took root. The restoration of African Americans’ civil rights wasn’t responsible for their economic standing...
...busy, clearly, but I doubt that they weren’t in the 1970s and 1980s when HoCos were a “big” event and FAS rarely missed quorum. Randomization has obviously hurt House life, but I don’t think that gets to the root of changes either. Mather HoCo, the major anomaly in House life, frequently has 60-80 people at its meetings...
...able to interview lead singer Congleton, who quickly set the record straight. When I asked why a new album had yet to be released, he briefly cited creative issues and then quickly cut to the root of the problem...