Word: suburbanitis
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...Weld has been good on the issue and he has a thoroughly Democratic legislature to work with," said Mikelson. "But a lot of those Democrats are from conservative suburban districts and they will resist this...
...Douglas Price, Markham professor of government, died Sunday morning from head injuries when he reportedly slipped and fell in his west suburban home Friday night...
...first reaction of any parent is protection," says John Fay, juvenile officer for the Glencoe police department. "They hire the best because they can afford it. And let's face it, we've got judges who live in this area. They'll explore every avenue before sending a suburban kid to [Cook County Jail at] 26th and California...
...most kids mature as they get older. Experience often proves that self-interest is counter-productive. Even the snootiest suburban teenagers eventually get the hint and start paying attention to others around them. Of course, most adolescents are not that bad to begin with. They may be consumers, but this evil seems fairly tame in an age of gang violence and street crime. Besides, according to all of our recently disappointed supply siders, it is the money of kids like these that keeps our economy going...
...didn't. But by the time he took the stage of a suburban Atlanta hotel to celebrate keeping control of the House, having won his own easy re-election against a millionaire cookie magnate, the larger battle had dragged on to almost 3 a.m. Only a few dozen of his supporters remained to witness what he called a "truly historic moment" that had validated his entire revolution...