Word: topically
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would fall on them as a result of a renewed cold war. The most openly expressed emotion was anger at the U.S. threat to withdraw from the Olympics. The Soviets appeared to take personal offense at what they perceived as a blow to their country's pride. One topic was not discussed: the presence of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. The fact that Soviet soldiers are fighting and dying in Southwest Asia has become known only through foreign radio broadcasts. There may be widespread worry about casualties, but if so it is expressed in silence...
...more papers become chain-owned, with their absentee owners not much interested in making waves in the local community, there has been a sharp jump in Afghanistanism on the nation's editorial pages, but it now needs a new name. An editorial writer seeking an innocuous topic that won't roil any readers might be advised to consider economic troubles in Ouagadougou...
...James "Doc" Counsilman, the longtime Indiana University coach who has worked with as many Olympic greats as anyone, admits that no one really knows why shaving works. He points out that research on the topic is extremely limited and difficult to carry...
...final observation, on another topic, regarding the excellent "Silhouette" of William Burroughs by Paul Attanasio (Feb. 1. pg. 2): In paragraph 2, The Crimson prepetuates a widely-repeated misnomer by referring to the Moroccan city of "Tangiers." It is Algiers, with an "s" that is the captial of Algeria. The singular TANGIER (no "s") is where Burroughs lived and wrote for many years. In French, the city is "Tanger" (tawn-JAY); the city was named by ancient Phoenicians, as something like "Tahn-ja," which is how many contemporary Arabic-or better Berber-speaking Moroccans refer...
When the group returned to the topic of the nominating process, most of the panelists said that the present system, a mix of primaries and caucuses, is adequate and at most needs minor adjustments...