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Every so often, on the streets of big cities, you'll see a sidewalk salesman selling records. Ancient 33s from the '60s and '70s, all laid out in a row. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Marvin Gaye. Earth, Wind and Fire. Sounds from a softer, more soulful era, now on display as curiosities. In an era of DATs and New Jacks, such scenes have a poignant, out-of-touch, Willy Loman quality to them. You amble by and perhaps turn up the volume on your Sony Discman...
...Gunn, was shot to death in March by a man connected with an unrelated but similar organization, "the pro-life movement was on the ropes a little bit," admits Operation Rescue's national spokesman, Patrick Mahoney. Nonetheless, Rescue continued a Melbourne "boot camp" that tutored recruits in everything from sidewalk "counseling" to surveillance. Graduates are now aiding the Refuge campaign in their hometowns, as Terry and other leaders jet from city to city, exhorting the troops. "We must strive to build a Christian democratic republic that is founded on the Ten Commandments," he says in a preview. "The only alternative...
After a day in the water, subversives and sailors alike will be able to dry off and enjoy a cool drink. In the winter, the outdoor seating areas of the city's cafes are closed, the chairs and tables stowed in storage. But in the summer, Cambridge's sidewalk society is in full bloom. On weekend nights, musicians and magicians line the streets. The best of the street performers can draw crowds of as many...
Other events have split the Penn campus. In 1988 Hackney defended a campus visit by hatemongering Louis Farrakhan. In April, when gay advocates chalked sexually explicit and antireligious phrases on the main campus sidewalk, maintenance workers were forbidden to wash off the graffiti in the interest of gay free speech...
Some instructors appeared via videotape. One featured a woman named Karen Black, whom pro-lifers describe as one of the nation's most successful "sidewalk counselors," which means that she is good at persuading women not to have an abortion during the 20 seconds or so it takes to walk from a car to a clinic door. Her advice was peppy pop psychology: Be well groomed. Don't shout or intimidate. Recite the alternatives to abortion, and be prepared to deliver on any of them, including cash, immediately. If the subject seems to be wavering, use a plastic model...