Word: batter
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Funded by the Office for the Arts and some House committees, the series is designed "to give exposure to writers not necessarily as polished as those we publish." Diane Wachtel '84, the magazine's publisher, said yesterday, It also highlights "more unconventional works, or fiction that sounds batter when read aloud or performed," she added...
...year-old Hendricks, a lefthanded batter who plays catcher, first base, and outfield, will report to Boston's minor league camp in Winter Haven. Fla., in March...
...third time in the series, the Phillies chose to pitch to rookie Marshall, who is 0 for 8 so far, by walking the batter ahead of him. Tuesday night, they walked Pedro Guerrero twice to get to Marshall. Last night, they intentionally passed Ken Landreaux in the fifth inning to bring the rookie to the plate with runners on first and third with two out. All three times, Marshall made...
...family violence is its natural reproduction of itself, like a poisonous plant sending out spores. Most rapists were preyed upon sexually as children, and most violent criminals were raised in violent homes. Children of punched-out women, accustomed to seeing family business transacted with fists, are prone to become battered wives and battering husbands themselves. Worse, battered children grow up predisposed to batter their own offspring. Sexually abused boys often become pedophiles and rapists, while sexually victimized girls, perennial targets, are likelier to become battered wives. Bruce Ritter, a Roman Catholic priest, runs a shelter for teen-age runaways...
...that is not the way most child-abuse cases end. The majority of parents who batter their helpless children or molest them sexually or simply deprive them of sustenance do not know-or are not able to admit-that they need help. If somehow accused of maltreatment, they deny it. The few who do want aid, frequently do not know where to find it. Far too often, those who are asked to help do not know how to provide it. Even the experts disagree on how best to treat the offenders...