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...commercials urging support of the referendum begin the same way; angry sounding men reminding listeners that Massachusetts has "the highest property tax rate in the nation." True enough, but total state and local taxes in the state are actually lower than California, New York or even Minnesota, and are only 13 per cent above the national average, not bad for a state which supports social engineering programs like welfare...
...prisidincy is th' highest office in th' gift to th' people. Th' vice prisidincy is th' next highest an th' lowest. It isn't a crime exactly. Ye can't be sint to jail fr it, but it's kind iv a disgrace. It's like writin' anonymous letters." --Mr. Dooley...
...fades into the dim gray of an inflationary, post-industrial society. Current disillusionment and failure naturally foster exaggerated perceptions of past-promise and potential. There was a time when something special about American ingenuity, self-confidence and leadership exalted patriotism beyond hyper-nationalism to the realm of highest religious abstraction: faith was grounded in sheer success. The country could have no trouble fighting its enemies abroad or preserving liberty and prosperity at home--this, after all, was the American century...
...felt after the Republican Convention." In any event, Carter, who has named 41 women to federal judgeships, has not made the same promise. But Atlanta Lawyer Griffin Bell, his former Attorney General and still an influential adviser, has named one of Carter's most likely candidates for the highest court. She is Amalya Kearse, 43, a U.S. Court of Appeals judge in New York City. She is also black. Making promises about future appointees is obviously a game that any presidential candidate could play...
Each candidate also sharply attacks his opponent's competence as an administrator. Cianci claims that Garrahy has ignored too many pressing problems, like tuition at the University of Rhode Island, which since last year has risen by 55% to $1,777, fifth highest among state universities. Moreover, says Cianci, the Governor has done nothing to clean up polluted Narragansett Bay. Says Cianci: "I don't believe there should be any 'maybe' buttons on a Governor's desk. Garrahy's desk is full of them. He can't decide and simply waits for things...