Word: straightforwardness
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...last big parcels,” she said. “It’s very centrally located for us as well as being a fantastically beautiful piece of property.” At the asking price of $27 million, however, it will not be a straightforward transaction for the town. “We’ll look for grants, foundations, see if there’s any town money available,” McCahan said, also mentioning that the Community Preservation Committee could provide some of the funding. “We’ll work like crazy...
...correctly answered questions on the alcohol content of different drinks. The goal of the talk, Travia said, was to provide answers to the question: “What are some ways in which you can look out for yourselves and your friends?” Students were just as straightforward in asking questions of the alcohol czar. “What about hangover cures?” asked one sophomore. “Does booting it out lower your blood alcohol level?” another student, this one old enough to drink legally, wondered. “I liked...
...most disturbing excuse for the delay in reporting the accident to the public was that Cheney had no press officer with him. Why couldn't he write his own statement about something supposedly so straightforward? How could relaying facts be beyond his ability? If only Cheney were committed to truth and transparency, and if only he were candid enough to face the public outside the comfort zone of Fox News. The media overreacted to the delay in reporting the shooting, but Cheney's excuses attest to his secretiveness. William A. McCartney Delaware, Ohio...
...arrogance and disregard for the law. Ed Vecchio Huber Heights, Ohio, U.S. The most disturbing excuse for the delay in reporting the accident to the public was that Cheney had no press officer with him. Why couldn't he write his own statement about something supposedly so straightforward? How could relaying facts be beyond his ability? If only Cheney were committed to truth and transparency, and if only he were candid enough to face the public outside the comfort zone of Fox News. The media overreacted to the delay in reporting the shooting, but Cheney's excuses attest...
...Treasa Levasseur's Not a Straight Line is an eclectic melange of blues, jazz, funk, rock, and even a subtle note of country. Consistent throughout are Levasseur's fresh lyrics and mature storytelling. In Solitary Man, the most straightforward blues number on the CD, Levasseur sings of a man with "a hole in his heart about five miles wide." The singer would be his "sweet remedy," but the sad truth she tells us is that even though he says she's "so lovely, she could get a guy high," there's no rescuing him from his despair. In the title...