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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Councillor Edward N. Cyr, a vocal advocate of the ordinance, said that a compromise proposal would be worked out before the next meeting. He said the compromise would preserve the core of the interim agreement, while addressing some of the business community's concerns...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: City Tables Environmental Ordinance Business, Residents Clash Over Law | 11/20/1990 | See Source »

...Kinsey Institute findings. Those had revealed nothing in particular in a very specific way: 37% of married men and 29% of married women have had at least one affair. Colletti also talked to some bewildered spouses and to counselor Magda Polenz, who gave a stunning vocal impression of Dr. Ruth Westheimer while dispensing hardhearted wisdom ("Some people just can't help themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV: I'M Working Late Tonight, Dear | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...especially those linked to popular opposition leader Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, who lost to Salinas in 1988, accuse the government of orchestrating a campaign to intimidate and silence political opponents. Says Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, a professor of political science at Mexico City's National Autonomous University and one of Salinas' most vocal critics: "He is as dictatorial as his predecessors. He's just changed the messages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico In a Hurry or Running Scared? | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

That said, Heller does nothing to aid her own cause. Although Chicago boasts skillful choreography and exuberant performances, this show is saddled by clumsy direction, offensive racial stereotypes and a chorus whose constant vocal presence ensures that we will rarely hear the lead in any song. In Chicago clutter replaces cohesion, and although this cast tries to provide some razzle-dazzle, the poor script and staging result in only fitful success...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Chicago's Razzle-dazzle Fizzles | 11/9/1990 | See Source »

Silber's record on civil rights date back to his vocal opposition to segregation at the University of Texas. According to the Bay State Banner, a newspaper serving Boston's minority community, Silber is a "visionary...his long record as a civil rights leader merit[s] the supports of blacks and progressives...

Author: By Kristine M. Zaleskas, | Title: Silber for Governor | 11/5/1990 | See Source »

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