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Word: solidities (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...they could, and the game was rougher than many varsity games. The j.v. skaters, though not abandoning their game plan, refused to be intimidated, matching every check with a solid hit of their own. At times the Hawks displayed some of the best checking Bright Rink has seen in a long while...

Author: By Jon Losos, | Title: J.V. Skaters Down Chicago Hawks, 5-1 | 1/8/1982 | See Source »

...added one more thing: sports. Sports now takes up a solid half of the Post and the section will probably expand even more. And the sports coverage is high quality, too, which helps keep hold on the Times readers who now buy the Post in the afternoon just for the sports. With stories like that of George Steinbrenner's tumultous reign over the New York Yankees--controversial, complicated and capable of generating more news and rumor than television could possibly cover--the Post carved a very comfortable niche for itself. The Murdoch formula quickly boosted circulation from...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: The Day The News Died | 1/8/1982 | See Source »

...News has a market too, and that it its biggest asset--and problem. The people who read the Daily News are, for the most part, the stable, ethnic families who live in New York's outer boroughs--the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. For years, this represented a solid constituency, and the News served it well, with pungent, readable prose, catchy headlines and cranky, right-wing editorials. And the public responded; "Da Nooz," as it is popularly known, achieved the largest circulation of any paper in American history, selling 2.3 million copies everyday...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: The Day The News Died | 1/8/1982 | See Source »

...quite. Horowitz runs a lively, sometimes hectoring weekly half hour of consumer advocacy out of Los Angeles' KNBC, which is syndicated to 36 stations and takes a special delight in giving TV commercials the hotfoot. There are other raisers of consumer consciousness who are just as solid-NBC's Betty Furness, or 20/20's John Stossel-but none can quite match Horowitz's zealous show-biz savvy. Looking a little like the recording secretary of the Beverly Hills Jaycees, Horowitz gets cozy with his studio audience. He answers their questions; he invites them up at show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Fighting Back | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

Gary U.S. Bonds: Dedication (EMI America). Reborn rhythm and blues by a soul-solid singer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Best of 1981: Music | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

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