Word: springfields
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...afraid of them), primed as he was with images of oom-pah-pah bands, clinking beer steins and Wagnerian sopranos of ample girth. It happened that Ted's father was co-owner of the Kalmbach and Geisel Brewery (later, and prudently, changed to the Liberty Brewing Company) in Springfield, Mass., and that his mother's measurements were an imposing six ft. and 200 lb. Further, the family names could have come from any ethnic vaudeville sketch of the period: Schmaelzle and Geisel on his father's side, Greim and Seuss on his mother...
...nation's drug supply, including importation. The article should have emphasized that the Clinton Administration, as well as the Bush Administration, was unable to demonstrate that importation could be done safely and would achieve significant savings. Presumably, the dangers explain why illegal importation schemes, such as one in Springfield, Mass., often require users to sign a liability waiver--another fact TIME omitted...
...moderator. Weld seemed to think he could win on charm; Kerry proved to be extremely deft about how he took his affable opponent down because anything too personal, too nasty could easily backfire. At one point Weld challenged Kerry for coddling criminals by producing the mother of a slain Springfield cop and asking him to "tell her why the life of the man who murdered her son is worth more than the life of a police officer...
Although no state has yet begun to do that, two local governments--Springfield, Mass., and Montgomery, Ala.--are buying drugs and saving millions. Some two dozen other cities and states have begun efforts to link up with Canadian suppliers. "Cash-strapped state and local governments are looking for relief in a logical place," says Representative Jo Ann Emerson, a Missouri Republican. Further fueling the states' animosity toward the feds, the FDA has threatened legal action against state and local governments that pursue the Canadian option, thereby increasing the likelihood of another congressional showdown...
...only alternative to Bush-style elitism is classic populism, I'll take it. For millions of Americans who lack jobs, health care, homes and a rosy future, populist issues are more important than the risk of terrorism. JON KOPPENHOEFER Springfield, Ohio...