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...reporter stands in the dark outside the federal courthouse for a "live" report on the preceding day's testimony and the promise of ongoing coverage. Each new day brings juicier details. But most revealing has been the harsh light shed on Atlanta's thriving adult entertainment industry...
...Slow down. When you're far from home without another adult to spell you, taking your time is safer--and sometimes more fun--than rushing to your destination. New Yorker Mary Farrell, a single mom, says her seven- and 10-year-old sons still remember the rest stop they took on their way to Vermont a couple of years ago. They spent two hours by a stream, throwing rocks and watching caterpillars...
...Play it safe. If something happens to you, your child could be in trouble too, so consider informing hotel staff members that you're the only adult in your party. Make sure your child carries some kind of ID. Your business card with emergency contact numbers scribbled on it will suffice. Tuck it into your child's pocket or shoe so strangers can't see her name...
Finally we have learned the word--synesthesia--that describes what our adult daughter has been telling us for years: in her mind she sees numbers and letters of the alphabet in various colors [SCIENCE, May 21]. A is green, B is red, lowercase b is pink, 2 is yellow, 3 is green, 9 is orange and yellow. Months of the year also have their individual colors, which she notes each time she turns over a new calendar page. Your article was interesting and intriguing to me as I saw it--in simple black and white. BEVERLY GROSS Plover...
About the poll: From a telephone poll of 1,031 adult Americans taken for TIME/CNN on May 23-24 by Harris Interactive. Sampling error plus or minus 3.1%. "Not sures" omitted...