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When David Parson was deployed to Iraq in May, "we were devastated and scared and didn't want him to go," says his sister Donna Gentry. Parson, a consistent source of strength and dependability for his family, assured them he would be fine. Parson had enlisted in the military in 1994--initially as a Marine--because he wanted to see the world. But when his father died in 1998, Parson left the Marines and returned to Kannapolis to help out his mother and sister. Civilian life didn't agree with him, however, and he eventually joined the Army. In February...
...cohort that has proved highly susceptible to displays of status. "Having a baby now is like having a country house or an SUV," says NPD's Cohen. Those intent on having the best-dressed child on the playground can swathe their offspring in such luxury labels as Burberry, Donna Karan and Versace, all of which offer clothes for the teething set. Sales of these brands, however, make up a small part of the market. More popular are somewhat lower-priced though still recognizable name brands like Liz Claiborne and Tommy Hilfiger and mid-priced stalwarts Old Navy and Gap. Additionally...
...Author Donna Jackson Nakazawa is of European descent; her husband is Japanese American. They planned to raise their two kids to be color-blind, but found they couldn't ignore the supermarket stares and curious comments about the children's appearance. In her new book, Does Anybody Else Look Like Me? (Perseus), Nakazawa offers multiracial parents ideas on how to cope. Among her suggestions: discuss race inside the family before kids hear about it elsewhere; invite kids to learn the languages associated with their family heritage; consider sending children to multiracial summer camps; and teach kids about the members...
...that form partnerships with local Muslim groups or with the Red Crescent (the Islamic version of the Red Cross). Others simply feel that any good done by outright evangelizing is outweighed by the violence it could provoke or the possibility that needy Muslims might be discouraged from accepting aid. Donna Derr, an associate director at Church World Service, a joint ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican denominations that hopes to deliver approximately $2.5 million in medical supplies in Iraq, notes that her group's faith-based status is evident in its name. "And our name is on the materials...
...prodigal corporate founders go home again? In the volatile tech industry, necessity sometimes heals old wounds. Back in 1992, engineer Jeff Hawkins and marketing-whiz partner Donna Dubinsky founded Palm Computing to bring handheld computers to the masses. Hawkins built a Palm Pilot prototype in his garage. After the electronic organizer became the shirt-pocket accessory of the 1990s, Palm was sold to U.S. Robotics, which in turn was snapped up by 3Com...