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Word: wishfully (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cullen Gerst's "just-the-facts" cameo as a gay waiter is refreshing because it contrasts so sharply with the rest of the performances. At one point Bruce exclaims, "Mrs. Wallace could give me lithium, she could give you speed; we could meet somewhere in the middle." I wish this production had learned some-thing from that...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Schizophrenia | 11/10/1989 | See Source »

...wish we could get it adopted in the South,"says Edward Still, a lawyer in Birmingham, Alabamawho has mounted several challenges to electoralsystems under the federal Voting Rights Act. "Ithink it would solve a lot of our problems...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: System of Proportional Representation | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

...rent out their houses while they go abroad have a hard time reclaiming them when they return--because the rent is controlled. Proposition 2 solves the problem by exempting private home rentals from rent control altogether, but a more equitable arrangement could allow greater flexibility for families who wish to reclaim their homes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Say No to 1-2-3 | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

From a free-market perspective, then, there is no justification for a special tax break for capital gains. If advocates of a capital-gains break wish to concede that they are socialists engaged in large-scale Government intervention in the economy, we can start again from the top on that basis. Of course, if we're talking socialism, it will be a lot harder to avoid the fairness issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: A Capitalist's Guide to Capital Gains | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

...Maya Lin, the process of creating the Civil Rights Memorial will not only culminate with its dedication in Montgomery this Sunday but will almost certainly thrust her, against her basic wish that her work speak for itself, into the public eye once more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First She Looks Inward: MAYA LIN | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

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