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...Indiana, in short, has always played a Midwestern version of New Jersey to Chicago's New York (with Gary thrown in as Newark). Even when Indianapolis acquired the Colts in 1984, it was done in an underhanded way, the team stealing out of Baltimore in the middle of the night in trailer trucks, something the Hoosier capital has never really been able to live down...
...While the panelists criticized Lindzen's appearance, the school felt it was sending the right message. "It's important to teach kids to hear all sides of an issue," said Terence Barton, the principal of Bronxville High School. "There is so much being thrown at them and they need to learn to filter out the right information...
...delicious four-cheese pizza, only a rebuke of my own.This relatively anonymous, state-funded university puts out the effort to inspire its fans, going the extra mile to fill its arena. I cannot say the same for Harvard.Our arena, Lavietes Pavilion, is frequently half-filled. There are many excuses thrown out to explain this situation—busy student schedules, horrible acoustics, and a team that has never won an Ivy championship.Let me offer the true reason for Harvard’s lagging spirit—no mascot.It’s that simple. At the moment, going...
...speaker showed how eight deer can be raised for venison at the cost of feeding one cow. Other topics covered: growing garbanzo beans, converting corn into lighter fluid and raising edible snails and crayfish. The farmers were interested, though some were skeptical. "A lot of good ideas got thrown around here," said Ed Ackerman of Minnesota. "But the bottom line is profit. Anybody can raise a crop, but you can't succeed unless you can sell...
...Reiner dropped all charges against five of the defendants, calling the evidence against them "incredibly weak." The two remaining accused, Raymond Buckey, 28, and his mother, Peggy McMartin Buckey, 60, were to be tried last month. Now their day in court has been postponed and the case against them thrown into turmoil by the only element the tale seemed to lack, a touch of Hollywood...