Word: suburbanized
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...York City, the key battleground may be in the suburbs. Giuliani holds a commanding 59%-to-31% lead there, but his popularity among suburbanites--happy he has made the city safe for a Saturday-night visit--could erode if he becomes too strident. Says King: "Even the moderate suburban housewife who gives him the benefit of the doubt, because they want to visit a safe city, is beginning to get squeamish...
...fate of San Francisco's media landscape is in the court's hands. In its decision on whether or not to try the case, due April 13, the District Court has to consider whether the city, which is hemmed in by a ring of strong suburban papers such as the San Jose Mercury-News, can in fact sustain two daily newspapers. If Hearst is forced to keep the paper, many expect the company to let it fold rather than pump in the resources necessary to keep it afloat. In fact, many question why Hearst has held on to the paper...
Among the $500,000 homes and turquoise pools in one of the fancier precincts of Irvine, Calif., the gumshoes in white moon suits and gas masks looked weirdly out of place. But there they were last Friday digging up the yard of a churchgoing suburban gynecologist who had just committed suicide. And there they were removing--gingerly--six tall plastic canisters full of military-type weaponry, high-grade C-4 explosives with blasting caps, and possibly biomedical-research products...
...came to college in the fall of '97," says Bradford, 21, "and I didn't even know the word had another meaning." It's not shocking that young Mark moved from suburban St. Louis to find drugs on a big campus. But it's a little surprising where he's encountered ecstasy, a drug first used in the 1970s by a small group of avant-garde psychotherapists--at frat houses. As president of the university's Interfraternity Council, Bradford has found himself in meetings with police to discuss frat boys' growing appetite for a drug today usually associated with teen...
Tagged as an environmental extremist, Gore has considered ecological preservation as a cornerstore of his career. He supports ethanol subsidies for Iowa farmers. He strongly supports emission reductions from gas engines. Lately, he has targeted suburban sprawl, emphasizing the psychological effects of the push outward from cities...