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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Along with all those effulgent rhythms, it's the finesse of the language that lofts songs like this out of the arena of gossip and retribution into something far more formidable. "In its literary context, his writing is very important," says the poet Derek Walcott, to whom Simon dedicates a Saints song called The Coast. "Most poetry is sedate, quiet, self-concerned. His imagination is much bolder and more refreshing. He reminds me of Hart Crane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAUL SIMON: Songs of A Thinking Man | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...students, David W. Lapointe '92 of and Matthew A. Mcclain '93, were arrested by Officer Rudy Walcott outside the Photo Hour store at 1390 Mass. Ave. at about 12:35 a.m. yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Weekend Crime Wave | 11/5/1990 | See Source »

Each morning at 8:15, students at the Walcott School, located near the New Mexico border in the Texas panhandle, hunch over their desks and busily scribble on their work sheets. There is absolute silence. Keith Meiwes, a fourth-grader who was once intimidated by math, is now doing seventh- and eighth-grade classwork. Melissa Meyer and Amy Perrin also credit Kumon with their new success in math. "This program has helped to give them self- confidence, a better self-image and motivation," says principal Bill McLaughlin. Nonetheless, Walcott teacher Cathy Fury finds most students still need...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Mathematics Made Easy | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

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