Word: protecting
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...beginning a challenging period in the Commonwealth. Our state, like many across the nation, is in an economic vise. We must work hard to "down-size" state government, while continuing to protect programs that help those in need. It's not going to be easy...
Members of the business community turned out in force, packing the council chamber and the balcony above to voice their opposition to the interim freeze. Also in attendence were many supporters of the freeze, who argued that it is a necessary measure to protect the environment...
...members in its audience. But most viewers, including the 37- and 29-percenters, probably appreciated the programs more for their inadvertent entertainment value. One segment mostly followed a private detective stalking an erring wife. There was not much to see because most of the images had been digitized to protect the sinful. But as a fantasy, it wasn't bad for a sleepless night or a stalled train ride. Just what kind of challenge would your unfaithful self provide for a gumshoe? And what about your lover...
Voters want clean air, clean water and unspoiled landscapes. What they don't want just now is the bill. Ballot initiatives designed to protect the environment were mowed down last week in almost every state where they appeared. Riled over taxes, fearful of recession and resentful of government propositions in any form, voters put the Green Revolution on hold...
...skeptical of government's ability to spend wisely. What is more, Cuomo's liberalism (he calls it "pragmatism") is a luxury voters may only be willing to countenance when times are good. When the economy heads south, as it now has, the kind of government that spends lavishly to protect the environment and help the less fortunate may be seen as threatening the self-interest of the middle class. If, in fact, that is where the majority is at in 1992, Cuomo will be left without a winning national message and the country will be left with George Bush...