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...have signed a petition to dump the county's chief executive, Walter Russell, nephew of the late Democratic Senator Richard Russell, whom they blame for putting in a computerized system that reassessed property annually instead of every four years. Homeowner fury has forced the De Kalb assessors to unplug the infernal machine. In Chicago's Cook County, property taxes for many homeowners jumped anywhere from 20% to 100% last year. Some of the most extreme increases are in California, where demand and speculation have inflated real estate prices, and state spending under Governors Ronald Reagan and Jerry Brown...
Today America can go to the disco after work to unplug all that pent-up9-to-5 workday energy and see it gush and explode in the hanging mirrors...
...Duel. A well-executed thriller about a lone traveler in a life and death struggle with a reckless truck driver. When a show like this sneaks into my list of "highlights" for the week, it's time to just unplug your set and read or, if you must, just watch the screen. Maybe if you imagine the truck is the Lechmere limited and you're in a Toyota, you can relate to this movie. I doubt it. Channel...
...return to average 1950 energy levels, occasionally with the help of kerosene lamps and charcoal grills. The Dennis Boyles and their four children had to turn down the heat from 72° to 65° on the first floor of their house, shut off the second floor, unplug electric clocks, radios and the refrigerator, turn off most lights and eat cold meals. As Mrs. Boyle put it, "What if we really had to live this way?" Even Mark Boyle, 17, an ecology buff, concluded that "this is just not practical. How long can a family go on like this...
...Boris paces backstage while organizers frantically relay word to Bobby that they will unplug the cameras...