Word: states
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kraft invoked a clause that gave him the right to back out of his contract in Hartford because he felt the new $374 million stadium the Nutmeg State was building for him would not be completed before 2002. In building a new Foxboro Stadium, Kraft will have a much lesser deal, footing part of the bill himself. After all the hype of the planned move to Connecticut, in the final analysis, the owner simply couldn't take the chance that the new location would detract from the team's fan base. Bostonians would be hesitant to drive the couple...
...while Patriots fans will have a tough time forgetting Kraft's opportunistic attempt to flee the Bay State, they're no doubt relieved to be keeping their team. We look forward to many more years of the National Football League in Massachusetts...
Across from Shylock are Antonio and Bassiano, played by Joe Nuccio '00 and Jay Chaffin '01. They are portrayed as unheroically as possible. Simpering and effeminate, Antonio hides himself behind the props of gloves and an ornate, scepter-like stick. Bassanio manages to rise from a state of dogged ineffectiveness for only a brief moment in his courtship with a stirring monologue condemning ostentation. The reversal of the hero roles in The Merchant of Venice, though effective and interesting, is at times taken a bit too far. When Bassanio throws himself at Portia's feet--kicking and yammering petulantly...
Recently, Jackson has made headlines and sparked controversy by orchestrating the release of three American POWs from Kosovo. Jackson went ahead on his mission without the consent of the State Department...
...will be nice to have the Patriots stay in Boston, but while Pats owner Robert K. Kraft may have made the right decision, the state made the wrong one. Kraft has agreed to pay for a part of his new stadium--heaven forbid--but the state is still footing too much of the bill...