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...entire relationship between the sexes, deprives us of the moral talents of both men and women and serves further to divide an already fractured society. It is a gain for us all that the women's movement will not allow us to sweep that dirty little secret under the rug...

Author: By Peter J. Gomes, | Title: Dirty Little Secrets | 10/19/1991 | See Source »

ALTHOUGH THOMAS told the Senate yesterday that "no job is worth this," and that he didn't want the job if it meant having everyone know about his personal life, his appeal should not be taken as a mandate to sweep such accusations under the rug for the fear that if not, everyone would be running scared...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Talking About Harassment | 10/12/1991 | See Source »

...most intimate place -- a bra or panties. And where are you going to keep it until you give it to her? Don't put it in your pocket -- keep it in your hand and hide it someplace. Not in the safe. In the corridor, or under a rug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: Four Desperate Days | 10/7/1991 | See Source »

Even Tammy Faye Bakker, the wife of defrocked televangelist Jim Bakker, has moved the vestiges of their New Covenant Ministries to a warehouse on the outskirts of Orlando; Tupperware salespeople once used the place to hold inspirational meetings. Standing in a sanctuary with pink walls, a pink rug and large brass giraffes around the altar, she reveals that Disney World holds the secret of her intended comeback. "The spiritual person and the person who wants to have fun, it's the same thing," says Bakker, who helped her husband build Heritage USA, the giant Christian theme park in Fort Mill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Orlando, Florida: Fantasy's Reality | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

...Schwarzkopf and Kloske incidents could have been opportunities for the president to justify his decisions and rally Americans around them. Instead, the administration swept the problems under the rug...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: No More Closed Ranks | 4/18/1991 | See Source »

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