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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sign of weakness. Psychologist Charles Figley, who treats state and local officials in Indiana, helps ease the way for them by inviting them to his home, disguising their counseling sessions as dinner parties. Better, he says, to call it "educational consultation." At least, that is, until voters wise up and begin to prefer flesh-and-blood First Families to all those smiling, we've-nothing-to-hide supporting casts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: So, Your Old Man's a Fraud . . . | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...Honestly, the question before the council is, `Do we have faith that Harvard students will make, given the opportunity, a wise decision about the council's leadership and about the council's future?'," said Frank E. Lockwood '89, chairperson of the services committee. "I believe the answer...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Direct Chair Election Debated | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

...short term, expansion looks like a wise move. In the inaugural season, it would hardly be surprising if Charlotte and Miami packed their arenas for most games. But what about next year and the year after...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: NBA Expansion: We Can't Be So Hot Together | 10/28/1988 | See Source »

INDIANA The state's most popular Republican Senator is not Dan Quayle. it's the wise and wry Richard Lugar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Safe Seats | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

Asked if the superior officers' union would file a civil suit in addition to the grievance, Murphy said he doubted the members intended to do so. Wise also said the patrolmen's union had not discussed filing suit. Louison added that "nothing has been determined...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police to File Grievance Over Review Board Action | 10/18/1988 | See Source »

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