Word: urbanity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...afterthought." Her critics there claim that she acts as if she's on the Supreme Court, not an appointed official running an important agency for the President. Reno's decision to seek no fewer than four independent counsels to probe Administration scandals--from allegations regarding Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros to Whitewater charges--has exacerbated tensions with the White House. "They don't know what she's going to do," says a Reno aide...
...cold crisp air can clear my thoughts. Walking home, feeling the blood rise to my cheeks from the cold is a literal breath of fresh air. And I want the option that I can walk if I want to. Of course, Harvard can't control the problems of urban living. But if I am walking from the library to my dorm, from one Harvard property to another, and it's only a little after 11 p.m., I should feel safe enough...
...real leader might begin by ending this disingenuous crusade to censor music and the arts. Inadequate education, poor health services, grim housing, scant job opportunities and brutal, racist cops are the cause of urban violence and decay, not rap lyrics. Stop using the arts as a scapegoat...
...STEPHEN URBAN (R) District...
...Urban, who left the Army in January after 24 years of service in Vietnam, Desert Shield and Desert Storm, has decided to turn his hand to politics. In the spirit of providing leadership that is responsive to the electorate, he has circulated his own nominating petitions and asked his prospective constituents to tell him what issues are important to them. Urban says that, with all his years dealing with the Pentagon and negotiating Department of Defense red tape, he is qualified for the House...