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...several breakfast clubs. We dine out and venture downtown. We’re big on dating and Degas, know the Starbucks staff by name, and are happy doing most anything together, simply NO BOYS ALLOWED. These same three words, in careful pink cursive, decorated the front of my backyard barn, circa summer 1996. While there may no longer be such signage today, testosterone is once again being checked at the door...
...those sorrows? We have no excuse. Those three are pioneers, leading us to end that injustice. Alisa Rachubo Tokyo Most of us who live well in the developing world look the other way when it comes to dealing with the appalling poverty and diseases burgeoning in our own backyard. Unfortunately, pressing social issues still take a backseat to pretentious religious ones in many developing nations. Praveen Grover New Delhi Unique Partnership The article about the alliance be-tween former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush [Dec. 26?Jan. 2] should be required reading for every politician in the country...
...what are coal miners? People who descend into hell. People who dig into the devil's backyard, where nothing lives, and bring forth something that burns as hot as Satan's fire. One of the miners who died at Sago, Martin Toler Jr., wrote a note in his last hours: "Tell all I see them on the other side." It was the last sentiment of a man whom family described as deeply religious. But it was also a simple metaphor for the daily hope of every worker who delves in those deep reaches: to rise again and see the faces...
...Rica, Alpizar, who was 44, worked as a paint salesman at Home Depot and became a U.S. citizen several years ago. "He was very American," says Louis Gunther, whose house is directly across the street from Alpizar's. "He loved it here. He has a flag up in his backyard all the time." But Gunther and other neighbors say they were not aware of Alpizar's mental disorder, which does not surprise some mental-health experts. About 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder, a condition in which a person's mood can swing from depression to euphoria. But "there...
...year's Heisman winner?) On the other hand, U.S.C.'s defense can be porous, so Young, the nation's highest-rated passer, and his Longhorns could keep up. Both offenses average 50 or more points per game. Sounds as if the Rose Bowl might end up a fast-paced backyard battle. Too bad, Texas. That's just how Reggie Bush likes...