Word: daughter-in-law
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...least one person who knows the two brothers personally doubts that, even with Fidel gone, Raúl will initiate change. Idámis Menéndez, Fidel's former daughter-in-law who has lived in Barcelona since 2001 and is no longer permitted to return to Cuba, says, " Raúl thinks very differently than Fidel. But he's lived his whole life in his brother's shadow, and the ministers and everyone else in the government are still the same. Raúl's not going to do anything now that would jeopardize his own interests...
...course of patriarch Big Daddy’s (Benjamin T. Clark ’09) birthday. They have just discovered that Big Daddy has cancer, and the children try to win Big Daddy’s favor in the hopes that they will inherit the plantation. Meanwhile, daughter-in-law Maggie (Alison Rich ’09) attempts to save her marriage to Brick (David J. Smolinsky ’11), who has been an alcoholic ever since the death of his best friend (Will D. Kehler...
...1960s, the pharmaceutical company Sandoz marketed its new tranquilizer Serentil with ads in medical journals suggesting the drug be prescribed to "the newcomer in town who can't make friends ... The woman who can't get along with her new daughter-in-law. The executive who can't accept retirement." But the FDA stopped the ads. Drugs are supposed to treat illnesses, the agency said, not the vicissitudes of living...
...cash in while helping out. Students for Mitt, a Romney initiative, will allow any registered student who raises more than $1,000 for Romney to receive a 10 percent cut of the proceeds. Students for Mitt is the brainchild of Romney’s youngest son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Mary Romney, and any student over 18 can apply to join the program. Students must be screened and approved by both Craig and Mary Romney to participate. Students collect donations by distributing a username and password to an online account, which keeps track of the contributions they receive...
...immaculate in appearance, Becky Hunter is a PW of the classic mold: after a recent Sunday service led by her son, Hunter worked the congregation like a politician's spouse, greeting familiar faces in the aisle in a big, bright voice that drew crowds of admirers. Her daughter-in-law Rhonda, 28, trailed quietly behind while tending to her two small children. Older PWs are more apt to consider themselves "first ladies," turning to the Web for networking and recipes; PWs new to the job use it to question the expectations and express their frustrations. "Women today just have...