Kenneth M. Pierce

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Kenneth M. Pierce is an American journalist and contributor to Time . [1]

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References

  1. "Masthead". Time . Vol. 129, no. 23. June 8, 1987. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  2. Pierce, Kenneth M. (24 November 1980). "Dr. Fix-It Goes to Santa Cruz". Time . Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-09. Trouble in paradise as "the touchy-feely school" sings the blues -- Richard Moll, 45, a tweedy graduate of Yale's Divinity School, has become a Dr. Fix-It for colleges that complain of sagging enrollment.
  3. The Deals of Indian Mandarins of Deception Prelude to the Indo-LTTE War (1987-90) - Part 4. Sachi Sri Kantha. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  4. Spreading the Big Lie Far and Wide. Kenneth M. Pierce. Time , September 7, 1987, p. 14. Retrieved 9 February 2008.