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...group of renters, to produce a general rubbing of elbows not seen in America since small towns went out of style. (At the lottery, there were singles, families and couples, old people and young, a few Asians, a man wearing a turban; still, it was mostly white faces in spite of Disney's efforts to advertise in the local black press.) There will be no municipal government: the sewers, water and police will be provided by the county. Meanwhile, the public spaces, just like the commercial buildings, will be owned and controlled by Disney. A homeowners' association will rule...
...through the formalities of a trial: "Some analysts see it as a concession to the hardliners who have complained that the government has been too "soft" toward dissidents like Wei. Others say that Beijing has decided that it could crack down on dissidents and get away with it, in spite of anticipated protests and diplomatic pressure from Western countries like the U.S. Still others view it as Beijing's attempt to publicly discredit Wei by depicting him, to the local and international audience, as a despicable criminal, to counter his image of a pro-democracy crusader and prisoner of conscience...
...five profiles of returned marchers highlighted what I and many friends have known for months: the march was beyond Minister Louis Farrakhan. It was about diverse, hardworking black men, who struggle daily for their economic and spiritual lives, coming together for a mass healing. Thanks to--and in spite of--Farrakhan, brothers peacefully converged on Washington to renew their energy and translate that energy into tangible results back in their home communities. WYLITA BELL New York City...
...spite of Harvard's grueling loss to Penn Saturday, the Crimson enjoyed a record setting...
...eighth-graders rose 30% from 1991 to 1994 and that two-thirds of eighth-graders say they have tried alcohol. I fully agree that those figures are accurate. I smoked when I was in eighth grade, and do now. I also tried alcohol then, but no longer drink. In spite of my agreement with the study's results, I still find major faults in most of the reports done on my age group, namely, the exclusion of views from this group. Most articles characterize us as unthinking and inhuman. There is a lack of quotes or opinions from...