Word: willamson
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Still, a bittersweet humor persists in the heartland, even in towns that have known hardship, like Harvard. Willamson, the principal, was born in Oxford, Neb., and has lived throughout the state. "I tell people I was born in Oxford and educated at Harvard," he says, chunkling. "That's one for the books...
Comparing Willamson to a "punch-drunk prize fighter who has lost every round to a better opponent," Terkel said, "it's the last round and he hasn't a ghost of a chance of winning unless he hits foul punches...
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