Word: wilmington
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Roth acknowledges that his popularity has been boosted by his IRA legislation, which lets you sock away $2,000 a year in after-tax money that then grows tax-free. "As I walk around Wilmington," he told me, "people yell from their cars, young and old, all backgrounds, 'Hey, Bill, love your IRA!'" But what's good for Roth and for Everyman isn't necessarily good for you. The Roth, as it's known, could stand improvement. For starters, there are ridiculous income limits. Couples earning more than $160,000 a year are ineligible, and if they earn...
Kennedy, Eisenhower and Roosevelt all had affairs; all were considered competent Presidents; all fulfilled their obligation to the country. Why don't we let President Clinton do his job and not allow this sordid affair to divert America from its real concerns? LILYAN P. ATKINS Wilmington...
...least $1,000 a year in fees and interest. The average interest rate is 18.84%, up from 17.7% a year ago. Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh, Pa., assesses its cardholders $15 for not charging during a six-month period. If you cancel your card account with Advanta Bank of Wilmington, Del., it may impose a $25 fee as a parting gift. Warns McKinley: "There are going to be more costs associated with cards in the future." And that future...
...Wilmington newcomers who come closest to fulfilling their small-town dreams are those who don't get sucked into local politics--people who create their own sanctuaries amid the farmland and maintain their good humor come what may. Paul Rice and Karin Dahl were just moving into their new home on 100 acres near Wilmington when a police car came bouncing down their driveway. A Clinton County deputy sheriff climbed out of the car to meet them and seemed to react oddly because their last names weren't the same. Dahl felt the need to clarify. "We're married...
...O.S.U.'s campus was two hours away--too far to commute. Drawn to big-sky vistas and the rustling sound of wind through the cornstalks, they decided to live in the countryside midway between the two cities, buying a farm near Martinsville, a hamlet eight miles south of Wilmington. Though they had never thought about what to do with their acreage besides look at it, farmers began vying to lease the land, and Rice cut a deal with one to keep the place in production...