Word: snow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...season progressed, Harvard lost much of this mental and physical acuity. Its physical toughness suffered from schizophrenic weather that dumped a carpet of snow on Soldier's Field in the middle of April, forcing the laxwomen into the confines of Bright Hockey Center, Briggs Cage, and even the aquatic world...
...England teams fell prey to the weather, however, and as the snow melted the confidence of Spring Break slowly slipped away and the team's mental sharpness faded into a psychological blur...
...Brookfield, the chairman of the board of selectmen is Dairy Farmer Charles Keeler. His phone is still listed. Standing in his barnyard, a seasonal bog, he says, "You can plow snow, but not mud. There's not much you can do about mud except wait for it to go away. The only thing to do is add gravel-18 inches is a pretty good surface-but mud season occurs before the town gravel pit melts...
...Reagan argued that this margin was slight. "It may not seem like a lot of money, Mr. President," grumbled Boiling, "but it means a lot in terms of human suffering." Erupted an angry Reagan: "My program hasn't hurt anybody. No one has been thrown out in the snow...
...great songs for Creedence Clearwater Revival (Run Through the Jungle, Fortunate Son, Who'll Stop the Rain), Daley writes with ruthless simplicity. Still in Saigon has no patience with protest. Its power comes from undeflected imagery and reflective compassion: "The ground at home/ Was covered with snow/ And I was covered with sweat/ My younger brother calls me a killer/ And my Daddy calls me a vet .../ Damned if I know who I am/ There was only one place I was sure/ When I was ... Still in Saigon...