Word: sidewalkers
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...pressure on the non-union growers and on the stores and institutions patronizing them. That struggle begins and ends with people. The laws as they stand are useless at best, strikes are expensive, and the ultimate recourse of the worker in the field is the city-dweller on the sidewalk...
...headquarters. Sure enough, Whitten's yellow Vega was parked in front of the northwest Washington apartment of Hank Adams, 29, a leader of the Indian coalition whose November caravan to the capital led to the BIA occupation. As Whitten placed a document-filled cardboard box on the sidewalk, three FBI agents handcuffed him and charged him with receiving and possessing stolen Government property. Four Indians, including Adams, were also taken into custody...
...likeable to openly oppose, too sincere to question, and too determined to stop. When Tom O'Neill was asked why his father had so few enemies, the answer simply was, "He's just too affable." His unbeatable brand of politics, combining such apolitical virtues as honesty and fairness with sidewalk politicking, already is leaving its mark on the House chamber. Politicians try to find ways to dislike him, but they rarely succeed. He is simple enough to understand and powerful enough to respect. As he stated recently, "Massachusetts has produced many great leaders for this nation but I expect...
Then there are the environmental burdens. Every day, the authors estimate, America's dogs alone produce 3,500 tons of sidewalk-and lawn-fouling feces and 9.5 million gallons of urine. When the animals die, say the authors, "tons of dead animals are buried in city dumps, incinerated, or sent to rendering plants to be cooked, ground and used in fertilizer or cattle feed"1-all at some large cost to society...
...thermometer in the school window stood at 1° above zero, and bitter winds howled in off Lake Michigan. Bundled up in parkas and woolen face masks, a platoon of teachers stood shoulder to shoulder on the sidewalk and honked bicycle horns at anyone who pushed through their picket lines. "Scab! Scab!" and "Shame!" they shouted. "Don't go in! There aren't any children in there!" The few teachers who did venture in found the building virtually empty-and chilling; custodians honored picket lines by refusing to provide more than 55° of heat. The teachers...