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...Harvard student was typical, he went home for Spring Break. Or the Bahamas. Chances are the $300 in court fees didn't ruin his vacation plans...

Author: By Elie G. Kaunfer, | Title: High-Priced Lawyers, Low-Priority Lives | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

...Hear me well, Democrats and Republicans," Tsongas said. "The old ways of taking this country into economic ruin and social chaos are over. The people of America are ready for a new resolve...

Author: By Brain D. Ellison, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tsongas Says He Will Not Re-Enter Race | 4/10/1992 | See Source »

Area residents--who said they feared the proposed complex would create traffic problems and ruin the aesthetic appeal of the neighborhood--asked the council at that time to "downzone" the area to Ordinance A-2, which would restrict new construction to single-family residences. That proposal was never approved by the council...

Author: By Wendy A. Gribb, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Kirkland Residents Oppose High-Rises | 3/13/1992 | See Source »

While a large number of Jews cheered the coming of the end of days, it was always the orthodox, the strictest followers of the Jewish faith, who saw through these flakes and would have no part in the celebration. We zealots know how to ruin a good time...

Author: By Allan S. Galper, | Title: Hallelujah, He's for Real ! | 2/24/1992 | See Source »

...deterministic. Stone, at his highest pitch, is a poet of doom; his characters must confront nothing less than the implacable pattern that fate has handed them. When they think they are most in control, changing the direction of their lives, they are actually exposing themselves to ruin. To be safe is contemptible, to dare disastrous. That Stone makes exciting fiction out of this depressing scenario is the hallmark of his mastery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Wanted More | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

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