Word: southwest
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...most recent Women’s Final Four in St. Louis, boosted by an unexpected regional run by nearby Southwest Missouri State, set a new record with 61,653 fans in attendance for the three games. The Fleet Center, in comparison, seats 18,560 per game...
...expunged of any extant weeds. He advocates the "freedom lawn," which allows a diversity of plants to crop up naturally. Since 1993, Geballe says he has witnessed an increased willingness to let lawns grow wild, as well as a greater appreciation of regional differences. "People are realizing that the Southwest is the Southwest, and its wildlife has its own beauty," he says...
...Immediately after graduation, she went to Salt Lake City to claim her Honda Award for the nation’s most outstanding female athlete in track and field. The award made her eligible to win the Broderick Cup, given to the female athlete of the year. Jackie Stiles, the Southwest Missouri State basketball superstar, ultimately won the honor...
...those who live in a city or near one, the night sky isn't much to look at--just a few scattered stars in a smoggy, washed-out expanse. In rural Maine, though, or North Dakota, or the desert Southwest, the view is quite different. Even without a telescope, you can see thousands of stars twinkling in shades of blue, red and yellow-white, with the broad Milky Way cutting a ghostly swath from one horizon to the other. No wonder our ancient ancestors peered up into the heavens with awe and reverence; it's easy to imagine gods...
...John (Jack) Gillis and Megan (Meg) White, got married, and Jack took Meg's last name. Jack says he grew up with ten older siblings in the southwest Detroit house he currently shares with roommates, and this is rumored to be true. Meg, he claims, grew up in the suburb of Grosse Pointe. By 1997, they had formed The White Stripes, and over the next two years they recorded an obscure, worthy self-titled album and numerous obscure, worthy singles. Last year they divorced, but the band remained intact and released its most immediately accessible album to date, De Stijl...