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...Harlem they called him the Big Rock: when it hit the water, the concentric waves kept going. Percy Sutton, who died Dec. 26 at 89, was a Renaissance man--a gentle, scholarly, tough social transformer; a long-distance runner; and a former Tuskegee Airman. In his long career as one of the nation's most influential black political and business figures, he made plenty of waves...
When Kim Peek was 9 months old, doctors pronounced him so mentally retarded that he would never walk or talk. One physician suggested he be institutionalized; another later recommended a lobotomy. Peek, who died of a heart attack Dec. 19 at 58, was indeed riven by disabilities throughout his life. Born without a corpus callosum--the nerve tissue that connects the brain's hemispheres--he never learned to brush his hair or button his shirt without help...
Thank you, Nancy Gibbs, for your essay "The Power of Play-Doh" [Dec. 21]. My suggestion for those looking to develop good toys: an advisory board of octogenarians who can remember the magic of Christmas when it was still a time for the child...
...photos in your Year in Pictures issue made me cry [Dec. 21]. I was particularly moved by James Nachtwey's photo of the Afghan amputee and his comments on "veteran" amputees doing physical therapy with those who recently lost a limb. The work of these physical therapists may be repetitive and unspectacular, but it's exactly these acts of mercy that keep the world from falling apart...
...Brief History: The War on Christmas" [Dec. 21]: I was raised in a nondogmatic Christian environment. We should stop the discussion on how Christmas is being attacked and let people of each faith celebrate the season in their own ways and places of worship...