Word: solidities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...however, certainly the brightest-colored crowd in recent memory. Aside from the solid red and crimson blocks of the two bands, specks of yellow, blue, maroon and green raincoats, umbrellas and coverings dotted the stands...
Freshmen Landau, who scored eight goals this year, and Char Joslin, who has won praise from opposing league coaches for her expert ball handling, give the Crimson a solid foundation to build on next year. And Harvard goalie Denise Katsias, who finished with only one shutout this year after recording four last year but turned in some great performances against nationally-ranked teams, will be back next year to anchor the defense...
Even more important, though, was the caliber of the candidates on each side. Pericles didn't run on the Democratic ticket, but the Democrats did field a solid slate. The Republican trenches, on the other hand, were filled by a bunch of losers. In 1980 a whole slew of hacks slid into the Senate on Reagan's coattails, and on very slim majorities. Their time was up in 1986. The Gipper couldn't win this one for them, and they were recalled like so many defective Fords...
...team the Crimson plays is led by a solid quarterback, a pair of fine runners who also like to catch passes out of the backfield, and an offensive line whose average weight is more than the weight of any starting Harvard lineman...
...write-in voter registration. Twenty years ago, an abortion was a badge of shame. Now most potential Democratic voters have probably had some exposure to the abortion dilemma in their own experience or that of their friends. Abortion as an option has virtually become a shared value and a solid majority of Massachusetts voters do not want to deny that choice to low-income people. But the only ideas that tie those results together are less government and more individual responsibility. Wherever possible, leave me alone...