Word: woods
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...field of education--as in that of economic development--Michael Dukakis claims credit for accomplishments that others have brought about," Robert C. Wood wrote in his letter, which was sent to educators in Massachusetts and Connecticut. "It is the Massachusetts legislature that has fought to preserve fiscal and institutional autonomy for higher education, not the Governor," he added...
...Wood was president of the UMass system from 1970 to 1978, and he worked with Dukakis during the governor's first term in office...
...Wood, who now teaches at Wesleyan University, said yesterday that he wrote the letter because other professors asked him about Dukakis's record in higher education...
...same response every time. "I made a mistake, I made a mistake, I made a mistake..." He is lying on hard wood and drops of water are slowly falling on his forehead. Drop. "I made a mistake." Drop. "I made a mistake...
...captivating attention to detail; leaves have been munched by insects; petals show the wilt of age; and beneath the plant a tangle of roots seeks nourishment from the earth. True, they are not exact replicas of woodland plants, but neither are they prettified curios. Each spiderwort, evening primrose or wood lily is a stylized representation of growth and decay. The complexity of the design, Stankard says, must not be obvious. "It must reveal itself...