Word: whitewashed
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...resident of the City of Boston, I was offended by the recent article in What Is To Be Done, "Southie Solipsisms." The article stereotyped South Bostonians as a bunch of racist, ignorant derelicts and perpetuated the misconceptions concerning a strong, vibrant community. My letter is not an attempt to whitewash the racial violence that has occurred in South Boston but instead to criticize anyone who seeks to rubber-stamp communities or people as belonging to a certain mold...
...followed "Cat" out the door for a breath of air--with her departure went quiet pride and confidence, a single fibre of integrity in a world of whitewash sales bargains. I have been following her since Ed Sullivan. Rock'n'Roll will just never be the same...
...last non-Italian Pope was a Dutchman, Adrian VI (1522-23). A university chancellor and rector in the Low Countries, he also was Inquisitor General of Spain. For a man charged with burning heretics, he had a delicate sensibility. Shocked by the immorality of Renaissance art, he threatened to whitewash the Sistine Chapel...
...completed the straight, copping fourth with a time of 27:17. With his parents in town from Florida just to watch him perform. Thad McNulty obligingly ran the race of his college career, grabbing eight, but more importantly setting a quick pace that was the key to the Harvard whitewash...
...State Representative William J. ("Billy Joe") Rish, Sikes and others to profit from intricate land deals at the public's expense. A state investigation turned up no evidence of wrongdoing, however, and a Gulf County grand jury exonerated everyone accused by the judge. Says Taunton: "It was a whitewash...