Word: sprees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...northward during the day to escape the winter doldrums and view the pine tree-filled beaches characteristic of the Maine scenery. Others have friends at Bowdoin College, just half an hour up the interstate in Brunswick. Quite a few unite the twin attractions of a road trip and shopping spree...
...spree of self-destruction sent a shock wave through the school, which was locally branded "Suicide High." Counselors reported that some students dreaded going to class, fearing that another classmate would be dead. "Some of the youngsters are terribly upset and can't seem to control themselves," observed Guidance Counselor Nancy Bednar. "It's a sense of 'Who will be next?' " Teachers urged students to take a pledge not to make "any big decisions . . . without taking a day to think it over." At a forum on the suicides, parents and others shouted down Psychiatrist John Florian Riedler with such comments...
...sitting around with my friends, and we were bored. It was a Saturday night, and we had nothing to do. "Hey, you guys," Charlie suddenly said. "We can legally drink, and we can also drive. Let's go on a killing spree...
...killing spree--yes, that was it. I suddenly realized what had been missing from my life these past few months. Ever since I had turned 18, I had been moody and depressed. My thoughts turned back to my talk with my guidance counselor. "What do you want to be?" she had asked. "A doctor? A stockbroker?" But I couldn't put my finger on it. "I don't know," I had said. "I think I'd like to work mostly at night, something that involves a great deal or irresponsibility...
...campaign wore on, Marcos scattered more and more giveaways from the stump. At a typical stop in the economically depressed, sugar-producing province of Negros Occidental, where anti-Marcos sentiment is known to be strong, the President went on just such a vote-getting spree. He announced the gift of $25 million in additional credits for a sugar-marketing organization, a cut in interest rates for sugar planters from 42% to 16%, a reduction in the cost of area electricity, and the electrification of some nearby towns. His audience of farmers and townspeople, many of whom had been paid between...