Word: localitis
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Kostunica, who founded his tiny Democratic Party of Serbia eight years ago, has proved to be a shrewd politician in tune with the public mood. When local opposition supporters defied police efforts to break up a miners' strike in Kolubara on Wednesday, Kostunica raced to the scene in time to rally a cheering crowd of 10,000. In public appearances throughout the week, he referred to himself as Yugoslavia's President-elect, and while he said, "I don't like the word revolution," he recognized that ordinary Serbs would determine the outcome. Even before Milosevic's concession, Kostunica established...
...monopoly. While many countries have privatized their postal systems, the USPS has a foot stuck in each world. It is a semiprivate corporation with a lumbering government bureaucracy. It is run by a board of governors made up not of crack chief executives but of a folksy blend of local politicians, small-town business leaders and federal bureaucrats. The board has no postal experience, and Postmaster General William Henderson, a 28-year USPS veteran, has no other experience in business...
When "Lady" passed on unexpectedly, followed by Marshall's wife, "he was devastated," Van Dyke said. Only after an extensive recovery program at the local strip joints did he regain his vigor. "I said, 'I heard you're in love again. Who is it?'" Van Dyke says. "He said, 'Go to the drugstore and pick up this month's Playboy...
...were very disappointed by Steve Lopez's biased report of Perrier's bid for a high-capacity-well permit near the Wisconsin communities of New Haven and Newport [AMERICAN SCENE, Sept. 25]. Perrier has not been indifferent to the environment or to local concerns but has gone to extraordinary lengths to include the residents. According to Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources, Perrier has agreed to the most restrictive high-capacity-well permit ever issued in the state. The company will continue to extend its scientific testing and monitoring in the months ahead. Our permit absolutely guarantees there will...
...CHECKING Looking to open a new checking account? Forget the local Citibank; the best deals are online. Thanks to lower overhead costs, online banks are clamoring for customers. They offer better rates, lower minimum balances and rock-bottom service fees. The bonus: most will reimburse a portion of monthly ATM withdrawal fees...