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Patti Nielson, a teacher, had seen Harris and Klebold coming and ran a few steps ahead of them into the library. One kid was doing his math homework on a calculator; another was filling out a college application; another was reading an article in PEOPLE about Brooke Shields' breakup with Andre Agassi. "Get down!" Nielson screamed. She dialed 911 and dropped the phone when the two gunmen came in. And so the police have a tape of everything that happened next...
...FIONA APPLE When the Pawn... (Clean Slate/Epic). Like shards from a shattered mirror, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter's latest album glitters with reflective surfaces and sharp edges. Apple's songs, richly produced and intimately performed, explore the opposite of romance: betrayal, breakup, failure to commit. Apple has matured into more than a pop prodigy, more than a girl, interrupted. She is now, as an artist, a woman in full...
...there is a downside to the album, it would be Pierce's sentimentality. Much of the disc explores Pierce's current and previous relationships, as well as his breakup with his bandmates of ten years. Yet this is not the overdone sap of teenage pop idols, but the mature pondering of an adult. For Pierce, this is a fine return from his sabbatical...
...starts out as an antitrust skeptic. He's argued that regulation of monopolies is often a mistake, and that in many cases government intervention does more harm than good. But he has also shown an inclination to follow established law and has written approvingly of the AT&T breakup. His admirers say he won't approach this case with ideological preconceptions. "Labels are meaningless," insists University of Chicago Law School Dean Daniel Fischel. "He's completely unpredictable in his views...
Blaming Microsoft for bundling its own browser with its Windows software is like blaming Henry Ford for installing the internal-combustion engine in all his cars! Imagine if people had to choose an engine separately for a car before they bought it! Since the breakup of AT&T, my phone bills have become astronomical; since Congress "fixed" the cable-TV companies, I have higher bills and fewer channels. Now I wonder what will happen with my computer. Maybe if it ain't broke, don't fix it! SHEILA MARIA KORTLUCKE Lawrence, Kans...