Word: truth
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...these biographies tell readers about a larger phenomenon through a smaller lens, funneling the world of professional wrestling and technology into personal stories that readers can relate to and understand. Given that biography is used here as an enticement into an otherwise dry text, it seems that ever-problematic truth might not be the most important thing in writing biography...
Additionally, the argument is made that to continue the Bonfire in any similar fashion would be "unwise and irresponsible." Yes, safety precautions must be followed, and maybe there should be more supervision, but the truth be told, the Red Pots (students in charge who wear red hard hats) are but mechanical engineering and construction science students with three and four years experience working on the Bonfire...
Having a baby has always been an expensive proposition, and this cold, hard truth has kept many new parents from taking advantage of the existing parental leave time, which is often unpaid. Now the White House is hoping to ease the financial strain brought on by the first few months of parenthood and sweeten the prospect of staying home with a baby. The proposal would provide state subsidies to new parents, who would collect at least part of their salaries while taking time off to care for a newborn or an adopted child. President Clinton's plan, which is essentially...
...believe everything you read in the newspaper," said Averell, in reference to stories that have appeared in other publications. "I cannot tell you all that happened now, but soon you will know the truth--and the truth will set you free...
...conservatives who rushed to Hillsdale's defense. After Roche's resignation, former Secretary of Education William Bennett became head of its presidential search committee. But last week Bennett, who loudly denounced Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky affair, stepped down, accusing the Hillsdale board of refusing to ferret out the truth. "First it was represented to me that the allegations were true. Then this week people said she may have been lying," he says. "The school can't just move on. A woman is dead." Ron Trowbridge, Hillsdale's vice president for external affairs, says, "We may never know the truth...