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...true in much of the Pacific Northwest, almost every storefront in Forks displays a sign that reads "We Support the Timber Industry." But another sign tells a bit more about the tie that binds together this community of 3000. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon for the Working Man," the placard reads. And sure enough, the small spruce trees that line the road into town are laced with hundreds of yellow ribbons...
...Perot's candidacy is both a symptom of the failure of American democracy and a hopeful beacon of its ability to regenerate itself. Over the past two decades, presidential politics has become a blood sport reserved for the paid professionals; there is no room for amateurs anymore, no storefront headquarters staffed with volunteers, no buttons, no bumper stickers. Into this cynical world of negative TV spots and staged sound bites Perot marched in to announce, in effect, "This is America. We don't have to take their candidates, we can nominate...
...went to the pub where my friend had discovered the shepherd's pie on the menu. Walking past the pink-curtained, glass storefront and through the door, I knew immediately that, even in England, the Perfect Pie would prove elusive. The pie at the pub was forgettably bland...
Typical of the folksy side of the Perot crusade is the storefront office that volunteers have just opened in a minimall in Irvine, Calif. A driving force here is Merrick Okamoto, 31, a stockbroker, never before involved in politics, who brought in his own television set and VCR so that the faithful can watch tapes of Perot's TV appearances. "People who deny Perot's popularity just don't get it," Okamoto explains. "This movement is about choice. People can't stand another four years of gridlock." Nearly 500 turned out for a Perot rally in Irvine -- middle-class, middle...
Speaking in the third person, Kreimer brags about his legal victories and how he has been asked to create a homeless-outreach program. "We want to provide street people like Richard Kreimer with a storefront drop-in center that's free of bureaucracy," he says. "Let's face it. Most of the current system is set up to perpetuate itself. It doesn't work." The American Library Association dedicated part of its winter meeting to a seminar on patron conduct. "That's inspired by the Richard Kreimer case," says Richard Kreimer...