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DIED. Earl Woods, 74, former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel in Vietnam and father of golfer Tiger Woods; of prostate cancer; in Cypress, Calif. He had his son swinging clubs as a toddler and, after failing to persuade the boy to pursue other interests, became his trainer and devoted champion, once calling Tiger the "chosen one." The close bond between the two--Tiger called him "an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend"--was unmistakable. After Tiger's Masters win in 1997--the first by a black player--he and his father embraced on the 18th green, a moment that...
RAGING GRANNIES Their cheesy jingles ("We're a gaggle of grannies/ urging you to get off your fannies") reflect the rebel 'tude of this global cabal. Members of a Palo Alto, Calif., chapter promoting fuel-efficient cars were arrested in March after chaining themselves to the gates of a Ford dealership...
...highest functioning, like Temple Grandin, the author and Colorado State University professor of livestock behavior known for designing humane slaughterhouses. But the voices of those more severely affected are beginning to be heard as well. Such was the case with Sue Rubin, 27, a college student from Whittier, Calif., who has no functional speech and matches most people's stereotyped image of a retarded person; yet she was able to write the narration for the Oscar-nominated documentary about her life, Autism Is a World...
...made plain the dangers of fanaticism and extremism within religious thought. God wants us to hate neither others nor ourselves. The cure for evil must come from God's transformation in us, not from flogging ourselves or vainly trying to impose our practices on others. KEN BROECKEL Escondido, Calif...
...those gentlemen really think that demoralizing the military by casting doubt on the civilian leadership in the middle of a war is in the best interest of the country or the troops? MICHAEL A. PACER Helendale, Calif...