Word: soft
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Most people know that Chanukah is not the "Jewish Christmas." But demands for "equal time" get the holiday some notice. Newspapers run stories, television networks design bumpers that say "Happy Chanukah" in soft-glow lights, and junior high students have those illuminating multi-cultural discussions. Chanukah gets a lot more play than it deserves...
...Honolulu radio plays soft music. Everything is fine...
...like Magic Johnson, you think this illness wouldn't attack someone like him. But it did." Many others were sobered at the thought that if even the most enchanted and mobile of bodies was vulnerable, it could, as Johnson pointed out, "happen to anybody." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the thoughtful, soft-spoken 7-ft. 2-in. giant of the game, simply broke down and wept...
...patterns that you can't adjust to in a few minutes, a few stripes, plaids in shorts, maybe a funky belt or snazzy pair of socks, but nothing that would ever seem threatening to a high school principal. Gapified clothes are crisp twill pants, slightly tapered jeans, solidcolor turtlenecks, soft button-down shirts in softer colors. You know what they are. You are wearing some...
...replacing old wood with fresh clapboards, drying up stagnant pools and sealing busted pipes. The homes are livable again, and the community has found a new pride and hope for a better future. "It is a hard job, but together we can do a lot," says Roberson in a soft, raspy voice. "What gives us so much courage and strength is that we have so many people standing behind us helping us build our community...