Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...response, Jeffrey Clarke '90, a Slavic Studies concentrator, questioned the wisdom of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, suggesting that it provided fodder for the "big bear" image. "That was a mistake--a bad move," one Soviet panel member said...
Betcha didn't know that eating wallpaper could lead to constipation. Or that rubbing Metamucil in your eyes could irritate them. Neither do many employers, who are supposed to teach their workers such nuggets of wisdom; the government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not informed them of that obligation. Those who do know are in a fury...
DESPITE recent poll results, the prevailing political wisdom dictates that Mike Dukakis will probably win Massachusetts' 13 electoral votes in the presidential election, although by a much smaller margin than he would like. But Dukakis' national campaign has revitalized the state Republicans, rather than completely eliminating them. Whether Dukakis wins or loses the presidential campaign nationally, that's surely not the kind of legacy he wants to leave the folks back home...
...unprecedented encroachment on a city's spending prerogatives, Congress voted nearly two weeks ago to effectively end Washington D.C.'s abortion program for the poor, which is funded by city taxpayers. Congress, in its wisdom, went on to repeal three other laws that had been approved by the city government--the residency requirement for city workers, a section of the city's human rights law, and a ban on insurance company discrimination against AIDS victims...
Campaign '88 has yielded another nugget of political wisdom: never join an organization more controversial than the Boy Scouts or the American Automobile Association. Had Michael Dukakis known that membership in the American Civil Liberties Union would identify him personally with every position it has taken -- and some it has not -- he might have rethought those $20 annual dues...