Word: dependable
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...relish the idea of Congress relinquishing control of the Post Office because they would lose their political leverage when looking for pay raises. Congress has, in fact, raised the postal workers' salaries until they compare favorably with wages in industry. In many close House districts, re-election may depend on how much of the postal workers' voting bloc the incumbent can corral...
...than anything else teaching ghetto students in incorrect language so they will "understand." Every individual I have seen in my life has his own unique laugh that has nothing to do with cultural background. There is no such thing as black eating habits. Eating habits of any particular family depend on occupation. Field workers who work sunup to sundown would keep a pot simmering on the stove so that they could dash in and grab a bite and dash back out to work again. But it is definitely a ritual among black people to sit down with their families...
...lacrosse which is played with five-man teams, and thus a league of about four teams could be set up with games twice a week. These are just in the thought process right now, but it's good that someone cares enough to change the dismal situation. Much will depend on the team's eagerness, but such a plan will certainly pay dividends, especially since the squad will not have to start from scratch in the spring...
...fact, forest fires are actually beneficial in a way. They remove the climax vegetation--the tall aspen and spruce--and open up the land for other types of vegetation. Black bears fatten themselves for the winter on blueberries growing in old burns, and other animals also depend on the low shrubs and grasses that can only gain a toehold after a burn...
...this myopic viewpoint the fact that the fire suppression creates jobs in backwoods areas, and you have a magnificent sacred cow. Many Alaskan prospectors and Indians, for instance, depend heavily on firefighting for their annual grubstakes. It is widely believed, but yet to be proven, that native villagers start their own fires if their village crew has been idle during the fire season. Last year, the Federal Government spent $9.2 million in Alaska alone to suppress fires, most of which were started by lightning, and many of which occurred in distant wilderness areas. If controlled forest fires really...