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...think that you are talking about something that started in the 1960s," said Matt Wise, 25, of Allston. "It has always been around, and it will always come back...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: Love Is in the Air . . . | 5/10/1991 | See Source »

...legislative fracas has also led insiders to wonder whether pushing the salary rollback issue so hard was a wise political maneuver for Weld...

Author: By Mary LOUISE Kelly, | Title: Pay Raises for Weld's Cabinet, Narrowly Clearing the Democratic Legislature, May Face the Same Fight Again | 4/10/1991 | See Source »

...movie moguls thought that literacy was hazardous to their fiscal health, theaters are burgeoning with films based on books. Best-selling books: Misery, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Presumed Innocent, The Hunt for Red October. Cult faves: The Grifters, The Sheltering Sky, Mr. Bridge and Mrs. Bridge. Nonfiction too: Wise Guy (become GoodFellas) and Awakenings. Some sizzle at the box office; some fizzle. But when the year's first two runaway hits, The Silence of the Lambs and Sleeping with the Enemy, are close adaptations of novels, movie people notice. And when Dances with Wolves blossoms from the project...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood Dances with Words | 4/1/1991 | See Source »

...weight of this evidence has accelerated the trend over the past decade to ban smoking in public places. Adams House is wise not to resist the trend. Breathing smoke-filled air is not only extremely unpleasant, but it can also be dangerous to health. Disregarding these health hazards would be the true nightmare...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: It's About Time | 3/6/1991 | See Source »

Despite all the wrong places, however, those who search will find an Arkansas they will never forget. The sheer beauty of "The Natural State" (as it was recently renamed by the state legislature; "The Land of Opportunity" just didn't fit, I guess) is remarkable, and the wise traveler will take advantage of this...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: 'We Get A Lot Of Chickens Here, I Guess' | 3/5/1991 | See Source »

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