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...voices crowding the radio dial are as varied as they are opinionated. Democracy advocates in Hong Kong exhort listeners to attend the latest Victoria Park rally. Downtrodden Bangkok citizens listen in glee as a crusading radio program exposes?in real time?a corrupt traffic cop as he tries to extort money from a taxi driver (who rings the program as the shakedown is happening). A lonely migrant worker in southern China receives advice on how to find a mate even without the help of a village matchmaker. Best of all, since talk radio flourishes at the intersection of anonymity...
...Straight Talk primary. He did it early on, by opposing the war in Iraq - and by speaking in clear, lean, unmuffled English. And he did it by attacking the other candidates, usually by inference, sometimes by name. As a result, his rivals despise him - a cause for glee in the Dean camp. "I didn't understand the impact that the line 'I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party' would have," Dean told me last week, referring to his use of Paul Wellstone's famous formulation. "I wasn't aware of the huge anger out there among Democrats ? anger...
...more than glorified talent shows. We know they’re good, but few know when (or if) they make a mistake. And when they do, hundreds of people don’t groan in disappointment, and those rooting for them to fail don’t cheer with glee...
Forbes came back to Cambridge in 1958 to become a professor of music. He also assumed the reins of both the Harvard Glee Club and the Radcliffe Choral Society...
Since his return—and especially because of his leadership of Glee Club and RCS—Forbes has guided scores of young singers to successful careers...