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...initially protesting his innocence, Mesa finally told Richmond, "O.K., I did it." With the aid of two interpreters, Richmond said, Mesa made a 3 1/2-hr. video statement: he had walked into Varner's room, noticed a paring knife under his microwave and slashed him to death before stealing his checkbook. He also confessed (according to a police affidavit) to "choking, beating and kicking" Plunkett "until he was sure that he was dead." Asked Mesa's mood at the time of the confession, Richmond testified, "He said he was glad he was telling us because the Gallaudet community...
...liberal arts education. This has no practical purpose. I study government. Not political science; government. I learn about tyranny of the majority, not health care. Rather than learning about basic accounting or business management, as my brother at Virginia Tech does, my bookshelf is full of Thoreau and my checkbook is a mess. I am learning how to think, although I have nothing that practical to think about (something you may have noticed from this column). Not that I mind, I may never get rich, but as one government professor noted, I will never be bored...
...Singapore army, talks about being a "general'' in this conflict. Still, he could be busted down to buck private if he loses to a no-name pizza company. "My neck is on the block,'' he says, vigorously denying Heinecke's assertion that he's working with an open checkbook. Tricon has responsibilities to its shareholders, he insists: "We can't spend foolishly.'' Chew concedes that the company is laying out large sums to lock in prime locations. Although the Pizza Company has won the early going, Chew says that by the end of the year, when Pizza Hut has more...
...already voted with its checkbook; the other four major labels may see this as the last best time to join in, now that Napster is at its peak of popularity and staring at the business end of a judge's gavel. Once those users scatter, they won't be back - but they won't be back in record stores either...
George W. Bush is a tough act to follow. Especially when he's practically whipping out his own personal checkbook and writing the American public a nice big fat tax refund...