Word: shermer
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...picturesque than I had imagined, more diverse and not quite the sprawl of suburban family values from sitcoms like Family Ties (Columbus, Ohio) or Family Matters (Chicago, IL). My view of the Midwest is more like those John Hughes movies that take place in the fictional suburb of Chicago, Shermer, IL—average families living in average houses with kids just dysfunctional enough to be interesting, who after a day of adventure return home to a warm and fuzzy ending
...College Admissions Center, Glenbrook High School, 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook...
...next witness introduced himself as Daniel Booner Shermer, Chairman of the Boston Communist Party. Mr. Shermer registered his opposition to the bill and introduced Michael Russo, head of the New England Communist Party. "No introductions," said the committee chairman, "besides, we'd like to ask Mr. Shermer a few questions." Mr. Shermer was asked if he believed in a Supreme Being. He dodged this question by giving a short speech on the crimes of "big business." Then Shermer stated that the Dorgan-McCarthy Bill was an unfair persecution of his party, and mentioned that the bill was titled "The Anti...
Representative Edmund Donlan rose to the attack. "We know why you were sent here," shouted Donlan, "they sent you here to purge Shermer, didn't they? You feel he's mentally incompetent, don't you?" As Russo smiled and turned toward the audience, someone shouted, "Why don't you get down to business?" Two policemen moved forward and ushered the heckler out of the room...
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