Word: stampeding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Few disagree that drug abuse is a deadly evil. But the growing AIDS juggernaut, New York health officials argue, is deadlier. As many as 60% of the city's 200,000 addicts now carry the AIDS virus; only 35,000 are in drug- treatment programs. One result: growing numbers of...
In the past few years, some members of the Board have sought to increase the body's role in major policy decisions such as divestment. The recent election of three overseers who ran on a pro-divestment platform has raised concerns that the Board could become politicized. The Board has...
The Bill of Rights isn't stamped "for adults only." The U.S. Supreme Court has said as much in the past, acknowledging that public school students do not give up their constitutional rights when they step onto school property. But the Justices have also recognized that the need for an...
At first glance, the passport looks richly authentic. Its burgundy, textured- vinyl cover is stamped with gold lettering that reads, PASSPORT, REPUBLIC OF CEYLON. Trouble is, Ceylon is now Sri Lanka and the passport is a fake. Or, to use the euphemism favored by Creator Donna Walker, a 49-year...
"I have heard and seen you on the news," began the letter, which was stamped "please inform sender of the correct mailing address."