Word: agee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Joshua DeShaney is paralyzed and profoundly retarded, the victim of brutal pummelings at age four by his father. Joshua, now nine, is also the victim of inaction by Wisconsin's Winnebago County department of social services. The agency failed to remove the child from his divorced father's custody despite continual reports of abuse for nearly two years, repeated hospitalizations for serious injuries, and regular observations by a caseworker of suspicious bumps and lesions. Joshua's father was convicted of child abuse in 1984 and paroled from prison after less than two years. Last week, in a ruling that stunned...
...Here I average about three hours [of practice] a day," he says. "Somebody my age should probably do twice that, but it's hard to find the time outside of classes and work...
This innate athletic sense was evident at an early age. Joslin recalls her older brother Scott playing a key role in her development...
Brian R. Hecht's article "Council Reelects Lee Unanimously" (Feb. 13) seems to be entirely appropriate in an age as crass as ours. I find it peculiar that the undergraduate body of such a prestigious university has supported an individual like Mr. Lee, an individual who carves his name in school desks and brags about it. The unbridled bravado with which Mr. Lee demonstrates his disrespect for private property is shocking. Unfortunately, it is surpassed by his easy use of four-letter words while being interviewed for Mr. Hecht's article...
...reporters are enjoying this. They ask FloJo about her fingernails. Her dresses. Her age...