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Word: valleyfair (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1996-1996
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They've seen him on television, but some in the sparse morning crowd at the Valleyfair! amusement park in Minnesota can't quite place him--the big guy over there by the roller coaster. Maybe he's that football coach, Bill something. Bill Parcells? They aren't sure, and being Midwesterners, several greet him with a cautious "Hiya, coach." Bill Bennett just grins, nods and lets his son Joseph, 7, tow him away through the shimmering heat toward the bumper cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CHAIRMAN OF VIRTUE | 9/16/1996 | See Source »

...deprecating relish. In other contexts--in an airport, say, clad in one of his Rochester Big & Tall business suits--Bennett is easily recognized by people who gush praise for his books and urge him to run for President. But when he wears sneakers and shorts in a place like Valleyfair!, which he visited before delivering a lecture in nearby Minneapolis, he is more likely to hear "Hiya, coach." And, in fact, it has become a fitting job description...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CHAIRMAN OF VIRTUE | 9/16/1996 | See Source »

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