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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Vernon Dahmer Sr. was probably one of them. In January 1966 two carloads of thugs tossed lighted jugs of gasoline into his Hattiesburg home. (In order to encourage blacks to vote, he had announced earlier that day that they could pay their poll taxes at his shop.) He shot at the attackers while his family escaped, but Dahmer died of smoke inhalation. Although four men were convicted in the case, several others escaped trial. And the purported mastermind, former Klan Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers, was freed after two mistrials...
What sets Eritrea apart is the self-sacrificing character of its people, the thousands like Olga Haptemariam who rely solely on their own gumption. We meet her behind the counter of the building-supply shop she has opened in Massawa, striving to capitalize on the construction boom resuscitating this shattered equatorial port. "It's my own business," she says, pointing to the stacked cans of paint and tools lining the shelves. "It is doing very well, very nice." She can't wait to expand. "When I get more money, I want to get more materials from Italy, China...
...BUCK NEVER STOPS Great economic news, Bill! The latest Moni-market indicators suggest a solid rise in g.d.p. (or gross domestic products). At a Manhattan gourmet shop, snackers can nibble a $20 Monica cookie. In New York a cable ad promotes a phone line to the Oval Orifice. In Germany a decorating company boasts that its "wall-to-wall carpets are knee-friendly and bugging-proof...
...impersonator than, unfortunately, there is a marijuana shortage. This is the kind of thing that makes one wonder why the band is bothering to play. But by the time "Reagan" announces that furthermore, he and Nancy are also hooked on heroin, the beat on "Get Higher" has set up shop in the listener's mind, and nothing could seem more logical than the rhythmic wailing that follows the sound...
...involves many local residents, and Holmes is still waiting for the "green light" from the City Council and zoning officials. Until then, Holmes does not have the property rights at its disposal. The question is whether the project is necessarily bad for the local residents or if the local shop owners are simply forming one battlefront to protect their own interests. One answer can be found in externalities: whether or not this is a good project depends on the side effects it holds for the community. As this analysis makes clear, Central Square can only gain affordability and convenience from...