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...were to answer that `I'm from small-town Nebraska,' what would my dining companion assume? Would she enter into a conversation about the taste of corn, or the flatness of the terrain? She'd probably ask if I knew her cousin Sally, one of the four people who lives out there...
...after the killing of a German tourist, Florida residents were stunned by the murder of a British visitor, the ninth foreign tourist to be killed in that state in the past year. At a highway rest stop outside Tallahassee, Gary Colley, 34, was shot to death and his female companion wounded by attackers who demanded money. Two teenagers, one just 13, have been arrested. A third is being sought...
...issue, nor of course was there any tension over who would control the remote. Today, however, a spouse is expected to be not only a co-provider and mate, but a co-parent, financial partner, romantic love object, best friend, fitness adviser, home repair-person and scintillating companion through the wasteland of Sunday afternoons. This is, rationally speaking, more than any one spouse can provide...
...merchandisers decades before Cher was born, let alone starring in infomercials for personal-grooming products. At first endorsements were simply that: straightforward firsthand testimonials about the virtues of a product. William McKinley appeared in Waterman pen ads even while he was in the White House ("An invaluable pocket companion...
Greenough and close companion Hurlbut both were repainted in the interior in cream and gray. The latter's most noticeable change is a more prominent entrance, highlighted by a portico and columns...