Word: appleton
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...provision wound up in last year's crime bill. The idea first took shape in California, where 18-year-old Kimber Reynolds had been murdered by a career felon. It was electronic from its very inception: the legislation was co- authored by talk-radio host Ray Appleton from Fresno who knew the victim's father and had fielded outraged calls after the killer's lengthy criminal record came to light. As the idea gained ground in California, it spread east. Its popularity was electronically catalyzed -- on talk radio, especially -- and electronically expressed in telephone polls, on the airwaves...
Last year, Appleton Arena saw Harvard's Brian Farrell '94 score with four seconds left to tie the Saints, Perry Cohagan scoring 2:11 into overtime for the win. Unbelievably, this year's final seconds saw Steve Martins move the puck just as Farrell did along the left-side goal-line for a stuff-in attempt at the near post; Konik actually got to the rebound and flipped it into the net with the clock showing :01 remaining...
However, they are never easy to beat at home, as the noisy confines of Appleton Arena almost act as a seventh player...
Further evidence of the ecumenical nature of the Memorial Church may be found by glimpsing briefly at the roster of speakers for the Morning Prayers held daily in Appleton Chapel. Everyone is welcome, including those who derive sustenance from their faith, as well as prodigals who return occasionally for critical examination of the rich tapestry of theirs...
...Appleton Chapel was razed to the ground, and the new chapel, with its Doric columns, white steeple and memorial room, was constructed in its place...