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...been addressed to "Brandis," the online name used by Marlene Stumpf in a monthlong E-mail correspondence with "TheKing610." Last Tuesday, "TheKing610" revealed himself to be Howard Eskin, 45, an abrasive Philadelphia TV and radio sportscaster nicknamed Pain in the Airwaves. "All I was trying to do was brighten her day," he told his radio audience. "I sensed loneliness. I sensed despair." Her E-mail messages, he said, were "somewhat provocative" but "not X-rated stuff...
What can students stranded in the Square do brighten those winter blues...
...arguments that lotteries are effective money-raisers and that they are an innocuous way for people to brighten their lives with a little dreaming and fun are clearly specious. The Founding Fathers conceived a government based mostly on negative principles; the Constitution's only prescription for positive action is that the government shall "promote the general Welfare...
...over to Hillary so she could review and sign it. That afternoon, Susan dropped in at the Rose firm. She was in buoyant spirits, relieved that she and her husband could stop worrying about the Clintons. She sat down across from Hillary at her desk, thinking how she might brighten up the office if it was hers, as Hillary read the proposed transfer of ownership. "What is this?" Hillary demanded, her tone cold. Susan's smile froze...
After the exercise, Foster's mood seemed to brighten. He said to Lisa, "I haven't resigned yet. I've just written my opening argument." As an "opening argument" ultimately intended for public consumption, however, the writings didn't mention all that was bothering Foster. Indeed, it seems plausible that what was most deeply troubling to Foster he couldn't mention to his wife, let alone put in writing...