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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After switching to a spinner bait--a silver spoon of sorts with a hook--I snagged a small fish of my own. Actually, it is possibly the smallest fish I have ever seen. At time of print, I am not certain as to whether the tiny whiting was actually hungry or was attempting to engage in fin-to-fin combat with its peer out of insecurity...

Author: By J. MITCHELL Little, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Father, Son and the Firechicken | 9/23/1999 | See Source »

...space is small for a department as large as the city's. Carpeting is torn. Walls are tired. Paint is peeling...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Three Reasons for the Funk at the CPD | 9/22/1999 | See Source »

This is not to say we should abandon House community altogether. Rather, we need to abandon the misconception that social circles--large or small--necessarily lead to fragmentation. The challenge, rather, is to bridge these groups within each House by infusing a common respect for one other and a genuine love for the House and its traditions...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: Untangling Our Houses | 9/22/1999 | See Source »

Harder still is acknowledging the positive contributions of blocking groups, both large and small. Just as the myriad of student groups on campus give Harvard a particular vibrancy, the spectrum of blocking arrangements makes the House an exciting place to live...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: Untangling Our Houses | 9/22/1999 | See Source »

...dollars spent to cover smoking-related health-care costs for veterans, military personnel, federal employees and the elderly through Medicare payments. Although under the law an award could be triple that if the feds can get a jury to see things their way, even $75 billion seems suspiciously like small potatoes compared to the $240 billion settlement the states got and the $500 billion-plus proposal that John McCain wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Big Government Is Suing Big Tobacco | 9/22/1999 | See Source »

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