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...next day, I read a critique of my speech by parents Raymond and Kristine Hebert in the Palo Alto Weekly's letters section: "Any mature adult, chosen at random and speaking extemporaneously...would have likely had a more positive effect on the audience than Mr. Stein." Mr. Stein. That sounded cool...
...been in New York City for almost 10 years, the Mississippi woman known as Cassandra Wilson made a recording titled Blue Skies and set herself ahead of all other jazz singers, except for the longtime giants Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Betty Carter. With a sensuality too purely adult and far too lyrical to be confused with either the mush or the vulgarity that defines too much popular singing, Wilson remakes standard songs as though none of the lessons laid down by the greats have been lost...
...bought for twelve grand after the War. As I pass by it I think, not for the first time, how that used to be an impossible Wiffle ball shot from home plate to the back of the house. I jog and count: It's actually only a dozen adult strides. I wasn't much older than Caroline is now when hitting that wall was called a homer...
...President Bush's daughters are adults over 18 who can marry without parental permission, have children and even join the military, why are they not adult enough to enjoy a margarita? RICHARD C. SCHAUFFERT Fort Lauderdale...
...treating and preventing HIV/AIDS in the world's poorest countries could run as high as $9.2 billion a year, according to the latest U.N. figures. Current expenditure? About $1.8 billion. At least $4 billion is needed in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 20% of the adult population is infected...