Word: trailing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...didn't earn the title of the 'Fighting Little Judge' for nothing." She had passed the word that the Governor would continue to campaign "in a wheelchair if necessary," and that in the meantime she was willing to carry on for him on the campaign trail. Those who know Cornelia Wallace well are confident that her special blend of charm and toughness would make her a highly effective substitute...
Still alive and kicking on the come-back trail, wily Bruno dazzled Tanaka with his classic moves and the enraged Professor abandoned Jujitsu in favor of a desperation chair-smash. It backfired...
...outside decision-making remains. (2) Even if authority is ceded to certain analysts, the authority is usually being ceded by appointed officials. They have no greater legitimacy than any other appointee. (3) The benefits of the analysts outweigh the disadvantages. Analysts are more scientists than politicians. Scientists leave a trail-they leave records that tell you why. Consequently, the public can become aware of their decisions more easily than of the politicians' acts. (4) Concurrently, a radical strengthening of the democratic process results. Scientists bear accountability for their own actions. They make the public decision process more explicit--and this...
Both Bob Clayton, in the half mile, and Nick Leone in the quarter will have to go it alone. "They are both good enough to be a threat." McCurdy said yesterday. "The question is how far back they are on the comeback trail...
...owes some of its incident and much of its spirit to Monte Walsh, both the Jack Schaefer novel and William Fraker's underrated film version. But Culpepper is less about growing old than coming of age. Ben Mockridge (Gary Grimes) is barely past his teens when he talks Trail Boss Frank Culpepper (Billy "Green" Bush) into taking him along on a drive. Ben is hired on as "little Mary" (cook's helper), and he has to work his predictable way up from there...