Word: scapegoats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have threatened to sue for breach of promise if their daughter doesn't open on Broadway. Andrea McArdle, the original Annie, has sided with Joanna. "These are sick people acting desperately," says McArdle. "They expected the same magic we had in '77, and now they've made her a scapegoat...
...connecting the F-15's flight-control rods. It is the family's impression that the officers who ran the shop either did not inform the mechanics of the problem or at the very least did not verify that their work was done correctly. The higher-ups wanted a scapegoat, and naturally the "little guy" was the easiest prey. Mueller's suicide only adds to the profound sorrow we feel over an accident that should never have happened. DAVID R. LOWRY Wellesley, Massachusetts...
...their children is to ride Miller out of town on a rail. They don't seem to realize that if their children want to get pierced, they'll get pierced, and the only way to stop them is to sit them down and talk. But of course, finding a scapegoat is easy. Dealing with real problems in your family and community is hard...
...light-emitting diode displays. As much as we love looking up the nostrils of Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 on the square light board, the pixels drive everyone mad and provide a scapegoat for all that ails Loker...
...incidents, or the steps taken after Lowry's death to fix the problem. But a February legal review, required before any court-martial, strongly criticized that approach: the jury, an Air Force lawyer outside the 52nd cautioned, might see Mueller as "a victim of poor policy" and a "mere scapegoat...