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...decide to write The Help? I started writing it the day after Sept. 11. I was living in New York City. We didn't have any phone service and we didn't have any mail. Like a lot of writers do, I started to write in a voice that I missed. I was really homesick - I couldn't even call my family and tell them I was fine. So I started writing in the voice of Demetrie, the maid I had growing up. She later became the character of Aibileen [in The Help]. I sent the story to my mother...
...kitchens of white homes. As children, we looked up to our maids and our nannies, who were playing in some ways the role of our mothers. They were paid to be nice to us, to look after us, teach us things and take time out of their day to be with us. As a child you think of these people as an extension of your mother...
...fall? I'm optimistic on the market. I think the economy has caught a huge break with low interest rates, which are really going to make a difference. While the weaker dollar is obviously a concern, it's helping exports to remain strong. At the end of the day, though, it's low interest rates that matter more to the stock market.(See the top 10 scared stock traders...
...will also run Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving. Seats are still available, according to Veiga. They will leave Cambridge at 7 a.m., 1 p.m., and 5 p.m. There will be a return bus leaving New York City Sunday...
...could be worse. On this day last year, it was 40 degrees outside according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center, but today, it's a pleasant 53 degrees. And you thought global warming was all bad news...