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...kids, packing them off to school in nearby towns. In a community where no one is in charge, Braswell takes it upon himself to maintain the big Q sign on Q mountain. "A while ago, I filled my pickup with 4-H kids, drove up there and poured whitewash over the Q. Got to go up there again." Like everything else in town, his business is geared toward an older clientele. "Ninety-five percent of the people who eat here have dentures. We serve bread pudding, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, and don't make the food too spicy. We only serve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Parked in The Middle of Nowhere | 5/22/1989 | See Source »

...Wednesday the committee Democrats were in open rebellion against what they saw as an attempted White House whitewash. Nebraska's James Exon declared that the President should start seeking a different nominee. Michigan's Carl Levin asked for more time to look into even newer allegations against Tower. Reading the growing sentiment, Warner suggested that a committee vote be delayed at least until week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Collapse of A Confirmation | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

...report entitled, "Whitewash," the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG) urges the permanent closure of Pilgrim on economic and safety grounds. The reactor has been closed for more than two years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MassPIRG Criticizes Pilgrim As too Expensive, Dangerous | 10/18/1988 | See Source »

Finally, the Whitewash report also finds that the company could buy up to 2000 megawatts of power per second, at four cents per kwh, from companies, in other states and Canada...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MassPIRG Criticizes Pilgrim As too Expensive, Dangerous | 10/18/1988 | See Source »

...appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Through the Eyes Of Children | 8/8/1988 | See Source »

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