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Their 18th century exodus from Nova Scotia was immortalized in the overwrought poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Now their cuisine has become democratized into a culinary cliche as even fast-food restaurants offer ersatz renditions of jambalaya and gumbo. Yes, the Cajuns have shouldered their share of suffering. But are these injustices enough to transform the 250,000 descendants of the original Acadian settlers in Louisiana into a minority group eligible for state affirmative-action programs designed for blacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bon Temps Minority | 6/13/1988 | See Source »

...just in case you were planning to wait it out and see what the great Elmore Silk is really like, don't bother; he's a bearded bald guy who lives in Nova Scotia, looks like a truck driver, and like almost everyone else, rips Julius...

Author: By Will Meyerhofer, | Title: Candy Molehill | 2/26/1988 | See Source »

...conditioners and softeners have gradually been added to new products in the past 20 years. Burger King has added to the acculturation process with such fillers for its bagel as eggs, cheese, ham and bacon. All are far cries from the fillers cherished by bagel mavens: "Novy" (smoked Nova Scotia-style salmon) or lox (brine-cured salmon) and cream cheese (known colloquially as a schmear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: The Bagel Takes to the Road | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

...wreaths are stuck somewhere between here and Nova Scotia," Argeros said. He added that he hoped his ship would come in within the next few days...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Christmas Shoppers Converge on Square | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

.../190 Braintree/Bra intree, Ma. Ted Donato F Fr. 5-10/170 Catholic Mem./Dedham, Ma. Scott Farden D Jr. 6-1/200 Virginia/Virg inia, Mn. Michael Francis G Fr. 6-0/165 Archb. Williams/Braintree, Ma. Gerald Green F Sr. 5-11/175 Milton/Stella rton, Nova Scotia Tod Hartje C So. 6-0/185 Anoka/Anoka, Mn. Paul Howley F Jr. 5-11/170 Archb. Williams/Milton, Ma. Andy Janfaza F Sr. 5-10/190 Noble&Green ough/Natick, Ma. Scott McCormick D So. 6-1/185 St. Paul's/Lake Forest, II. John Murphy C So. 5-11/175 St. Michael's/Toronto, Ont. Jerry...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: Trying to Recoup the Spirit of '84 is an Olympian Task | 11/7/1987 | See Source »

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