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Word: swamp (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what's oral sex?" For my 11-year-old son, the steamy, sordid swamp currently engulfing the White House presented a ripe opportunity for sex education, as it has for so many American kids with big ears and eager minds. As a parent, I've always believed that a child curious and capable enough to frame a straightforward question deserves a straightforward answer. Gauging the depth and breadth of the answer is the tough part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eager Minds, Big Ears | 2/9/1998 | See Source »

Richard Kachadorian, 52, was arrested on December 16 in Swamp-scott, Mass., shortly after police were alerted that he might be in the area...

Author: By David S. Solar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Suspect Arrested In Cooper Murder | 1/7/1998 | See Source »

...Disney's The Swamp Fox. Do you remember the theme song...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 8, 1997 | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...Singing] Swamp Fox, Swamp Fox, riding through the glen. Hoo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo. Swamp Fox, Swamp Fox, ha da da da da. He runs away to fight again. [Stops] Of course I remember...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 8, 1997 | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...some extent sorts things out. The oddity here is that the author cares more about the old shooting than most of the characters seem to. As with the first novel (a necessity for understanding the second), what is first rate is Matthiessen's loving descriptions of wildlife, human swamp dwellers and the interwoven land and water of the coastal islands. A third book, with more home truths about old E.J., is promised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

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