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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite a few falls and initial technical difficulties, the show was a success and the audience was stirred by the display of world-class talent...

Author: By Maia K. Davis, | Title: Champion Skaters Perform | 10/19/1996 | See Source »

Grey also serves up her unique Boston iced tea, though she won't reveal its ingredients on the grounds that it would give competitors the secret of Charlie's success...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske and Geoofrey C. Upton, S | Title: Cheeseburgers Are Tops at Charlie's | 10/19/1996 | See Source »

...hand. Attitudes must be changed from the inside; this transformation will require more commitment than school uniforms. We must convince people that education will bring economic power. And we must prove it by awarding jobs to qualified individuals. For urban America to harbor hope, it must see examples of success. Keynote speaker Bayh endorsed tougher truancy laws, more drug prevention and school uniforms as means to achieve discipline. Missing were ways to replace the void with compassion. Disciplinary problems are just symptoms of a greater illness. Truancy ends where an incentive to attend school begins, not through tougher punishments. Attendance...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, | Title: Electioneering Education | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

...story goes, a good friend of mine probably put it best. She said, "It must be difficult for black students to always have to answer for their successes." I can say that during my four years at Harvard, I have had the pleasure of meeting both Allison and Eli. As Braunstein rightly pointed out, anyone who knows them, knows that they deserve every success they garner. But as a result of that, The Crimson needed to be more careful about making their premises clear. If they truly wanted to note the positive surprise that, at least in this election, race...

Author: By Shawn Zeller, | Title: READER REPRESENTATIVE | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

...League follows such ill fated attempts at a pro game for women as the Liberty Basketball Association, a league that never made it past its first exhibition game in 1991. This time around, league organizers say they have the financial backing, and the demographics, to make their game a success. ABL boosters point to statistics showing that basketball is the number one youth sport for girls, with more than 13.5 million regularly playing. That compounded by the fact that women bought almost half of the $3 billion NBA merchandise last year gives the league hope. It certainly provides some inspiration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ABA Takes To The Court | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

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