Word: speaking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Making them work with first-generation Mexican Americans who speak little English and are wary of Government poses a particular challenge. "What we are telling people," says the nun, "is that the system has failed and you must rise to fill the gap. Your vote makes a difference. You must organize...
WASHINGTON--Gov. Michael Dukakis' chief aide on atomic power issues was dragged out of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting yesterday after he tried to speak out while commission officials discuseed the possible reopening of a controversial Massachusetts reactor...
...commission usually does not hear public comment at such meetings. They made an exception for Kennedy, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy and Rep. Gerry E. Studds, D-Mass., but refused to allow other state officials and local residents to speak...
...impose a regime like they have here today, where people aren't even permited to stand and request permission to speak, I think is a very frightening spectacle," he added...
Because a mission is such an overwhelming experience, Griffin says the first few months give the missionary "a feeling of total dependency on God. You go up to complete strangers on the street and talk to them in a language you can barely speak and understand, trying to get to the heart of the matter and their values...