Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...boldly and judiciously determined where students' best interests lie in this sensitive and extremely controversial national issue. What a lucky break not only for these readers but for all students to have a student government so generous with unsolicited political judgements and representations! Without the council members' infinite wisdom and elevated sense of these matters, most students no doubt could scarcely begin to form their own judgements and opinions about these things. That is why we most like having a council which decides for us. These kinds of political issues are always fraught with controversy in other parts...
...will take some time for the scars to heal. But whether you are a rising sophomore preparing for upperclass life or a senior preparing to face next year, do yourself a favor. Muster all of your courage, practice your swimming skills, secure your flotation devices--your talents, your wisdom, your self--respect-and set sail to enjoy the adventure. Someday, when you drop anchor on a new and stunning shore, you'll be glad...
...arson fire in the early 90s that destroyed much of the Los Angeles public library's collection altered that conventional wisdom. Library officials at Harvard and nationwide began to re-examine their notions about the security of their collections...
...read in your survey on happiness (Scrutiny, Feb. 3) that some Harvard undergraduates may be overworked and miserable. Having been there myself (the misery part, not the overwork), I have a few pearls of wisdom to cast before the community...
Wouldn't it be great if we all had the wounded wisdom of a fine country thrush? Singers from Patsy Cline to Patty Loveless have lent their vocal courage and frazzled hearts to plaints about love with the wrong kind of guy. They are what has kept Nashville pulsing through decades of shifting fashion. But the town didn't suit Kelly Willis. After a few albums in the early '90s, she split for Austin, Texas. Her new CD, What I Deserve (Rykodisc), puts a sultry Lone Star spin on the country sound. This cowgirl can sing the blues...