Word: tower
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next few days, FBI investigators set about gathering more information on Jewell while also pursuing other leads. Among the early allegations cited in government documents are the following: Jewell wondered aloud whether the tower he was guarding could withstand a bomb blast; a neighbor at Jewell's country cabin said he had heard a loud explosion, seen a large cloud of smoke rising from the woods and then seen Jewell at the edge of the woods, looking "very nervous"; Jewell had told co-workers, "You better take a picture of me now because I'm going to be famous"; Jewell...
...with the cynicism of Professor Adiele, whose opinions were given unfortunate prominence in this article. The critique of social service which comes from both the political right and the academic left are rooted in the identical motive of selfishness; it is all too easy to sit in the ivory tower and await revolution rather than go out in the trenches and help where help is needed. What she and those like her need is that faith which drives those of us who remain committed to our work: faith not only that what we do is important, but that...
...with the cynicism of Professor Adiele, whose opinions were given unfortunate prominence in this article. The critique of social service which comes from both the political right and the academic left are rooted in the identical motive of selfishness; it is all too easy to sit in the ivory tower and await revolution rather than go out in the trenches and help where help is needed. What she and those like her need is that faith which drives those of us who remain committed to our work: faith not only that what we do is important, but that...
...quite close enough to home follow the issues well, so I made some uninformed guesses. (Then again, Cambridge is not enough of a home to me that I would feel comfortable voting here either. Even the Weld/Kerry race doesn't do much for me. From my ivory tower, my litmus test is that one is a Yalie...
...19th District is a mix of Old West machismo and Sun Belt sophistication--home to oil, Cowboy Mornings, agribusiness and Texas Tech. Like the district's economic prosperity, Combest's political success comes from expertise in old and new technologies: he was John Tower's agricultural-affairs specialist, is a member of the Agriculture Committee and chairman of the Select Intelligence Committee...