Word: superhighway
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...paranoia has increased in direct proportion to the Internet's popularity over the past few years. Usually the fears are baseless and serve only to slow down mail servers across the land. But events last week showed that roads to the Information Superhighway can actually be treacherous, and even the mighty Microsoft Corp. can be slowed down by pot-holes...
Even though the Information Superhighway doesn't have real passing lanes or slick roads or even cars, we still must drive defensively and be ready for any new twists and turns the road may take...
Cramer, re-elected with only a 1% margin in 1994, has felt the pinch of the Republican vise and reined in some of his liberal tendencies. Though the g.o.p. has targeted Cramer as vulnerable, it still must contend with his high-achieving freshman year: construction of a superhighway (the "corridor of prosperity"); funding for the Keller Memorial Bridge; and battling to preserve weather-radar coverage for northern Alabama and a strong space program...
Ultraconservative Muldoon emphasizes the need to revive religion and stop the "moral decay" of the country. He captured primary voters with his spirited speeches, ridiculing Rick Boucher's high-tech expertise, saying, "the information superhighway is a great thing, but you can't drive on it." Instead, he wants to build roads and infrastructure to lead business into southwest Virginia. His energy seems potent, but Muldoon faces a formidable opponent...
Right now, America has more pressing needs: better infrastructure, more teachers and still more textbooks. We can ill afford to pour precious money into technology that educators have not yet mastered. Yes, the information superhighway is a blessing. But not when it foolishly misdirects our scarce resources...