Word: virginian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Eventually, visiting Williamsburg became an annual pilgrimage, a springtime ritual that created and then fed an obsession with all things colonial and Virginian...
...trips always began with a stop at the Visitor's Center. There, we parked the car and bought a Patriot's Pass that allowed unlimited access to all the houses and shops in the historic district. After a quick 70s movie about Virginian patriots, we boarded a bus to the main attraction...
...peak capacity by a profusion of cable channels searching for low-cost programming to fill their schedules. Nick at Nite woos baby boomers each evening with campy sitcoms like The Donna Reed Show and Get Smart. The Family Channel has cornered the market in old westerns (Wagon Train, The Virginian), while the Arts & Entertainment Network, originally conceived as a haven for fine-arts programming, now runs oldies , like The Avengers and Mrs. Columbo. Ted Turner's cable operation may attract a lot of attention with MGM movie blockbusters and environmental specials, but its most dependable ratings grabber is that unglamorous...
...finals, Chang and Rueb blew away the West Virginian team of Booras and Rodrigo Gonzalez in straight sets...
...candidacy, Douglas Wilder says, with unaccustomed modesty, is the "longest of long shots." Democratic Party leaders, in unaccustomed consensus, whisper, At least Wilder's got that right. Granted, the Virginian wrote history in bold script two years ago by becoming the nation's first black elected Governor. Certainly he set a record for brass when he quickly seduced the Great Mentioner -- that Ozlike creature manipulated by pundits and political junkies that pronounces instant presidential prospects -- and challenged Jesse Jackson's primacy as the country's leading African-American politician. But Wilder for President...