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...opportunity for the disabled and have helped redefine what such children are capable of. Chris Hebein is a remarkable example. Having graduated from a special education school, he has worked full time for the past 12 years as a mail clerk at Rotary International in Evanston. Never late, never absent, Chris Hebein adores his work and takes pride in his ability to sort mail at top speed. "Am I fast or what?" he asks, while flipping envelopes into piles and occasionally jotting a note to keep track of mailing expenses. At home with his parents, he plays his own jazzy...
...week, the government's ineffectual response to the violence has stirred nearly as much public outrage as have the rioters. French President Jacques Chirac, who was re-elected in 2002 in part on his promise to address the problem of "insecurity," especially in the banlieues, or suburbs, remained astoundingly absent as Paris burned. The weekly Nouvel Observateur called him the "phantom of the Elysée." The riots had raged for more than a week before he made a brief, uninspiring call for calm on Nov. 6, then spoke of the troubles again in a press conference on Nov. 10. Chirac...
...find that it works pretty well—the time it takes to wait for someone to answer the door is enough time to write ‘Sorry I missed you,’†Murphy says after personalizing a pamphlet that he leaves for an absent resident.Most of the residents who are home offer Murphy nothing more than a handshake and a smile after hearing his overtures. However, Murphy speaks with residents for as long as they wish, sometimes for more than 10 minutes. One Porter Square resident, Glenn Heinmiller, chats with Murphy at length about...
Still, for the moment, most politicians and activists on the left are keeping their powder dry, trying their best to express reservations about Alito without lashing out and sounding shrill. Absent a number of Republican defections, the Democrats will be unable to block Alito unless they resort to a filibuster that will prolong debate and prevent a full vote. And if they go that route, many Republicans have vowed to pursue the "nuclear option"--using a simple majority to pass a rule ending filibusters for judicial nominations...
...seasoned and they know what to do so I’m glad they’re starting to take control.â€Despite the perfect won-loss mark Harvard carried through the weekend, what Stone saw on the ice was far from perfect, with thoughtless infractions and absent-minded puck control topping the list of complaints.“I’m encouraged that we won two games this weekend,†Stone said. “But, oh boy, we’ve got a long way to go. We’ve got just...