Word: attleboro
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...King's house in Attleboro, Mass., southwest of Boston, had rooms to spare. And after days spent watching wrenching hurricane coverage on Fox News, he and his family decided that bureaucrats might not be the best judges of the situation. "The government failed," says King. "The citizens have to stand up and say, 'Get out of the way. We'll take care of our own.'" And so, for the past week, King, a self-described "dyed-in-the-wool conservative," has been sharing his home with the Meehan-Hoo family, a lesbian couple with three children, ages...
...brakes of their gray Suzuki Esteem hatchback eventually gave out, so they rode the emergency brake. "I said, 'C'mon, baby, you gotta get us out of here,'" says Yolanda. "She names her cars. This one was Betsy," explains Jan, laughing and holding Yolanda's hand in the Attleboro kitchen...
...year company, based in City of Industry, Calif., will add 15 Torrid stores this year. "It's about style, not about size," notes Hot Topic CEO Betsy McLaughlin, who says the idea for Torrid blossomed out of pleas from Hot Topic customers for larger-size merchandise. In North Attleboro, Mass., store manager Amy Lynn, 23, who sports purple-streaked hair and a tongue stud, says she hears girls shriek: "Finally, something that fits me!" Torrid suits Wall Street too. Hot Topic's stock price has risen 33% since Torrid's launch. Says Wells Fargo securities analyst Jennifer Black: "The market...
Some of the most dramatic cases have nothing to do with drugs. Last month in Attleboro, Mass., a judge ordered Rebecca Corneau to be sent to a center for pregnant inmates until she gives birth, which will be any day. Last year Corneau gave birth to a son, who died soon afterward. Prosecutors say he would have lived had he undergone a routine procedure to clear his fragile lungs, but Corneau belongs to a religious sect that rejects modern medicine. She also rejects the authority of the government, and so has declined to hire a lawyer. The A.C.L.U. has asked...