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...bills are expected to survive a pending test in the upper house next month, and a dramatic rearrangement of the electoral terrain seems all but assured. As a result of the legislative changes, entrenched political tenure among members of the Liberal Democratic Party (L.D.P), so secure that it was handed on from father to son, is bound to crumble, and the number of political parties in the country will probably shrink from the current nine to two or three. Though corruption will surely not disappear, the current need for politicians to raise huge sums of under-the-table cash...
Such a play could easily degenerate into an endless debate, going over all too familiar terrain, about the nation's thorniest ethical issue. But just when it seems that is about to happen, playwright Jane Martin turns out to have plenty to say about the antifeminist anger that may underlie much activism. The lead captor, a windy minister, appears to have trouble separating his concern for unborn children from his devotion to patriarchal authority. He keeps referring to himself as "the head of the family." He condescends unashamedly to the day-to-day keeper, a grandmotherly woman who is trained...
Stop for how long? The scheme has never been tested in a man-made impoundment, nor at 9,000 to 10,000 ft. in mountainous terrain subject to very heavy snowfalls, avalanches, flooding, severe underground seepage and seismic activity. If, or when, the tailings dump fails, it will funnel heavy metals into Fisher Creek, which becomes the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River, the only "wild and scenic" river in northwestern Wyoming. If the Army Corps of Engineers or the Environmental Protection Agency vetoes the wetlands destruction, the next best site would require a more complicated...
Once logged onto the network, people have a tendency to lose themselves in endless exploration of the vast electronic terrain. The enthralling, expansive nature of e-mail brings with it isolation and reclusiveness...
Charllott Keatley's My Mother Said I Never Should is a family saga tracking the relationships between mothers and daughters over four generations. But if this description calls up visions of an evening of sick-making emotionalism, don't despair. The script steers well clear of any such dangerous terrain...