Word: shoestringer
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Nick was a veteran of the drug years. His jobs included: lifeguard in nearby Ormond until thrown off the corps for dereliction of his tower (he took long lunches); mate on a charter fishing boat; bagman for a big lettuce caper; treasure hunter for a load of cocaine left in...
New movies. Usually by this time of year, when the Oscar nominations come out, and the Groundhog and the Valentines come out, and the senior theses come out, good new movies do nothing of the kind. It's the post-Christmas blight. This year as much as any Hollywood saved...
He told the story, now Steve's lore, of how no one would give him credit or rent him space, how he did everything on a shoestring and by himself, and how the place had grown unexpectedly from a tiny operation into an instant success--a business with 25 workers...
Her whole family, whose views range, says one of her brothers, from "Archie Bunker to Angela Davis," help out in the campaign, which is being financed on a shoestring. Republican Wilson, 58, has tried to meet the threat of his Democratic challenger by hiring a 26-year-old woman lawyer...
The center still has a long way to go; the board has not yet worked out a final budget for this year, or made a final decision on whether to hire a full-time director, or assessed the success of a new alumni-based fund drive. But its general direction...