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...school teachers in Detroit are not union members probably had something to do with the union's stand too (Ross said he would accept a union if his teachers wanted one). But Garrison took the argument a step further: "If someone from the outside came to Bob Thompson's suburban town and said, ?I'm gonna give you a lot of money for education, but we spend it my way,' they just wouldn't tolerate...
...chic new hairdo unnaturally bouncing from side to side. The dad cried, the children cheered and Oprah gave mom a quick hug, a five-year supply of Pampers for the kids, and if her sponsors were feeling particularly generous, a brand new minivan for the ride back to suburban Wisconsin. It was any mother’s dream come true...
...work next week in costume. Chris Riddle is the Halloween trend spotter at card-and-decorations giant American Greetings, which estimates that 25% of the American work force will observe Halloween in some fashion this year. "It's a release," Riddle says of the way people deck out their suburban yards, "a way to say, 'I can still act like...
...democratic fashion, not by a shadowy council hand-picked by the MPAA’s Machiavellian leader Jack Valenti. All movies should be submitted before a test audience of approximately fifty adults chosen at random to speak for the interests of all social conditions, not just those of suburban soccer moms. After each screening, they would assign the movie a rating and issue an explanation for their decision. Each of these explanations would then be available for public scrutiny on the MPAA website...
...bigger at each installment. How much bigger? At the '87 Cup, France and Australia played a semifinal that is widely regarded as among the best matches ever played, with France winning with a majestic try at the death. The venue for that match was the modest Concord Oval in suburban Sydney, and a mere 17,000 people were there to see it. Five times that number will pay to see the equivalent match at this Cup, not least because they recognize that the standard of rugby has soared. "So many countries are strong this time," says Reuben Thorne, captain...