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Kozol, host of the evening, began with some somber statements about the problem of homelessness. "There are over two million homeless in America tonight. If we put them all in one place, they would represent a population bigger than Atlanta," he said...

Author: By Sara M. Mulholland, | Title: Writers Read for Homeless | 11/23/1991 | See Source »

Tomorrow, Giardi must regain his ability to run and pass: the best chance the Crimson has of winning is if Restic takes advantage of Yale's somber secondary...

Author: By Dan Jacobowitz and Jay K. Varma, S | Title: 'The Game' Time Winding Down | 11/22/1991 | See Source »

...even learned to appreciate some of the more taxing aspects of playing with Team USA. While he has grown weary of the incessant travel and somber hotel-life, Drury insists that there haven't been any downsides to the experience...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: On the Road to Albertville With Harvard's Ted Drury | 11/13/1991 | See Source »

...other nations including the U.S. and Japan. At a signal, seamen scurried to attention on decks and yardarms, and the warships boomed out cannon salutes as the yacht passed by. For three hours that evening, in a dazzling display of modern technology, every ship was outlined against the somber sky by hundreds of electric lights. It was, wrote a stunned British reporter, "a fairy fleet festooned with chains of gold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Britannia Ruled | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

...adds an uplifting element to this otherwise somber tribute to relationships. He provides a direct contrast to Tchiak and frequently attempts to bring some reality into his friend's dour attitude. Shortly before Doreen arrives, he comments (no doubt from experience), "Just remember, Tchiak, they're just flesh and blood...

Author: By P. GREGORY Maravilla, | Title: An Ear for the Lonely | 11/8/1991 | See Source »

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