Word: towns
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...thinkers such as himself. Since these remarks there has been a hailstorm of criticism, and President Clinton has pressured the board to host more opposing view-points at their discussions. Nevertheless, the dialogue has shown little productivity. Writing in The New York Times, Felicia R. Lee described a recent town meeting in Akron, Ohio, as a "serial monologue, an airing of grievances and personal perspectives"--not the sort of gathering that leads to much progress...
...service on Dec. 14, Brother Patrick Concidine of St. Michael's remembers Farley's asking whether "we still had the Mass every Tuesday. I assured him that we do, and he said he would try to get back here." Then the actor made his way to the nearby Old Town Ale House, where he drank a bottle of Miller Genuine Draft. He never made it back to St. Michael's. On Thursday, Dec. 18, Farley's 300-lb. body was discovered by his brother at the actor's Chicago apartment, on the 60th floor of the John Hancock tower...
...mentality of people who think, "Let's move to this quaint, safe, small-town area and cut down its trees and farms to build our subdivisions" is appalling [NATION, Dec. 8]. Get a grip, folks! With all the new people coming in, the small town will no longer be small. What about working together in our cities and suburbs to make them wonderful and safe places in which to live? Then we won't destroy what little open space and small-town atmosphere we have left. ROBIN COYER Broadview Heights, Ohio...
...mostly educated people who say, "Let's move away from theaters, museums, big libraries and good schools to a small town. It will be a great place to raise kids!" Unfortunately, it's the kids who will ultimately pay the price. TATIANA LEBEDEVA Newton, Mass...
...used to have a nice small town here. Then the neighboring town of Guymon decided to have a pig processor move its plant there. We will soon have 4 million hogs in our backyard, and the resulting sewage from them will be dumped into open pits. Sort of ruins the neighborhood and the small-town atmosphere, if you know what I mean. DON UKENS Hooker, Okla...