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...noblest in Sabbath, and perhaps in Roth, is the coming-full-circle, the rejoining of ends. Recalling his Jersey Shore childhood, Sabbath is a modern day Thornton Wilder: "There was a man in Belmar who sold only bananas, and he hired Morty and Morty hired me. The job was to go along the streets hollering 'Bananas, twenty-five cents a bunch!' What a great job. I still sometimes dream about that job. You got paid to shout 'Bananas...
...drifters. An accident or an illness can push someone over the brink. Wes Moreland, living in a $125-a-week room at the El Rio Motel in Bullhead City since March, says his life fell apart after a near fatal car accident in 1984. A onetime maintenance man in Thornton, Colorado, he lost three years of work, 64 lbs., and "my wife felt I wasn't the handsome young man she married." Three years ago, after his wife divorced him and got their $140,000 home and custody of their two children, he hit the road in his truck...
...Terriers started fast, outshooting Maine 10-2 in the opening period, but Allison continued to prove tough to beat as B.U. could only manage one goal. The lone tally came on a remarkable individual effort by Steve Thornton, who beat Maine's Brad Purdie on a face-off in the offensive zone and went hard to the net, roofing the puck near-side over Allison's left shoulder...
...down, and all you have to put it out with is a teaspoon of water." What could have a drenching effect on the term-limits movement, however, is the Supreme Court. Officeholders will keenly be following the oral arguments this week in the case of U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton and Bryant v. Hill, which will be the first tests of the constitutionality of such limits. The cases involve a constitutional amendment passed by Arkansas voters in 1992 that limits U.S. Representatives to three two-year terms and Senators to two six-year terms. The amendment in question states...
Thirty years ago, a fresh new musical comedy opened to rave reviews on Broadway. Based on renowned playwright Thornton Wilder's piece The Matchmaker, with music by the young songwriter lerry Herman, Hello Dolly! was born and has captured a record breaking 10 Tony Awards. A great deal has changed in the three decades since its birth, but Hello, Dolly! remains an awe-inspiring show because its protagonist, Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, maintains her 1950s "nice girl persona" while underneath being a woman of the '90s, fully in control of the world around...