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Passover is not just about memory and affirmation; it is about recapturing the moment we became free and restoring freedom's spark to our souls. At this time of year, we pause to wet our feet in the waters of the possibilty of ethical progress. If the generation that was liberated from Egypt could visit us today, they might ask what we have done with our freedom. Are we treating each other justly? Are we continually building a society that supports interpersonal concern and propels each of us toward higher ends...

Author: By Jonathan S. Savett, | Title: Servitude to Service: A Pesach Message | 4/14/1990 | See Source »

Started as a wet-suit manufacturer in 1952, O'Neill branched into sportswear five years ago with a line of trunks and tops. Clothes for snowboarding were a natural extension, since that sport is favored by many surfers. O'Neill's winterwear ranges from insulated shells ($90) to full suits made for extra- strenuous performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPORTSWEAR: Blazing Hot And Way Cool | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

...dams that have routed water to commercial use. It is a new experience for the Army engineers, who rarely undo their majestic alterations of Mother Nature. But suddenly the thirsty residents of Miami realize that if the Everglades aquifers languish, so does the city. Here again, some good wet weather would help. With more than half the U.S. population jammed into strips 50 miles wide on the coasts and around the Great Lakes, even small changes in weather produce noticeable stress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Issue That Won't Wash Away | 3/26/1990 | See Source »

Since Wednesday's surprise snowfall turned Cambridge into a wet, uncomfortable and slippery place, spring break has started looking better and better to shivering Harvard students...

Author: By Tamar A. Shapiro, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Students Psyched for Break | 3/20/1990 | See Source »

...sassy after a nine-week recess in such sunny spots as Bermuda and Hawaii, congressional Democrats got a wet-blanket welcome when they returned to Washington last week. The capital's skies spat and drizzled. The public- approval rate of President George Bush had climbed to nearly 80%. And the early victory the Democrats had planned against Bush over his unpopular China policy proved a washout. In the process, both Congress and the White House made it clear that the uneasy partnership they attempted last year will give way to the partisan bickering of an election year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Breach | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

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