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...dangers of scofflawry vary wildly. The person who illegally spits on the sidewalk remains disgusting, but clearly poses less risk to others than the company that illegally buries hazardous chemical waste in an unauthorized location. The fare beater on the subway presents less threat to life than the landlord who ignores fire safety statutes. The most immediately and measurably dangerous scofflawry, however, also happens to be the most visible. The culprit is the American driver, whose lawless activities today add up to a colossal public nuisance. The hazards range from routine double parking that jams city streets to the drunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: A Red Light for Scofflaws | 1/24/1983 | See Source »

Santas have different reasons for donning a bright red suit and stuffing themselves with pillow to freeze on a windy sidewalk or overheat in a stuffy department store. But all of them have an answer to the age-old question. "Santa, how did you come over from Filene's so quickly...

Author: By John D. Solomon, | Title: Life Behind the Beard | 12/8/1982 | See Source »

Within two weeks, a new sidewalk will be laid in alongside Mass Ave in the Church St area. Flaherty-added. The removal of a construction harrier near the Church area will also allow another lane of traffic to flow through the Square, he said...

Author: By Diane M. Cardwell, | Title: Construction In Square Almost Done | 11/20/1982 | See Source »

...avoid the Square at all times when I can," said one policeman. When the sidewalk is widened and the two lanes are formed it'll practically eliminate the problem...

Author: By Diane M. Cardwell, | Title: Construction In Square Almost Done | 11/20/1982 | See Source »

WHAT PUTS DIVA in a class above the usual plotty thriller is its bizarre setting. There are no romantic sidewalk cafes or sunsets over the Eiffel Tower in this Paris. Instead, the viewer enters a world of neon and cellophane and leather--a world in which vast underground garages contain video palaces and cats have names like "Ayatollah" and everyone lives in a loft. And yet, what makes this punked-out environment intriguing is that it contains many small reminders of the old Paris. Jules first meets Alba when he watches her shoplift records in a discomat. She is dressed...

Author: By Sarah Paul, | Title: Scenes of Paris | 10/6/1982 | See Source »

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