Ted Williams, an extraordinary hitter in his day, has said the swing starts in the hips, and Sosa arrived with one of the strongest lower bodies in the game. Bill Dedman Read Quote
In 1900, the typical American was a boy, not yet a teenager, named John. He lived with his parents and his sisters, Mary and Helen, on a farm in New York or Pennsylvania. Bill Dedman Read Quote
The long view of the Census bureau allows some changes that are taken for granted to be studied in more detail. Everyone knows, for example, that people get married later than they used to. Bill Dedman Read Quote
Forty states have sued tobacco companies over the costs of health care for residents on Medicaid and public assistance. Bill Dedman Read Quote
In votes cast, Latinos have increased to five million in the 1996 Presidential election, up from two million in the 1976 election. The number of Hispanic elected officials has not risen so fast. Bill Dedman Read Quote
The Federal Government is achieving its stated goal of helping more minorities go from being renters to being owners. Bill Dedman Read Quote
Nine of 10 whites in Chicago borrow from top-drawer banks and mortgage companies, which the industry calls prime lenders. They lend to people with A credit ratings, making loans at competitive rates. Bill Dedman Read Quote
Groups that work in black neighborhoods around the country have contended that much of subprime lending is ‘predatory lending.’ Bill Dedman Read Quote
Community groups contend that door-to-door loan sales are often followed by foreclosures. Bill Dedman Read Quote
