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When John Wracian, 80, was first diagnosed with colon cancer last year, the former General Motors supervisor from Downey, Calif., underwent surgery. But when it didn't work, he accepted that chemotherapy probably wouldn't either. Instead, a hospice nurse checked on him and his wife Carol twice a week, as did a chaplain. "It's the best thing that came along," said John, who read several books a week and watched the Dodgers. "Nine days in the hospital [for surgery] was more than enough. Now I'm home, enjoying the life I have." He and Carol didn't expend...
...WHEN DOWNEY MET ALLY...
...ROBERT DOWNEY JR. probably hasn't seen much of Ally McBeal since its first season. He was in prison for a year on drug-possession charges, and his cell-block mates probably preferred Monday Night Football in that time slot. Now, however, the Oscar-nominated actor, recently released from incarceration, is jumping at a gig on the show, which may need him as much as he needs it. In the ratings last week, Ally lost to a show called Best Commercials Never Seen 3. Show publicists confirmed that, starting with the season premiere, Downey will appear in eight episodes...
...Cause athlete's nose b Act as an effective herbicide to eradicate cocaine c Produce chocolate mushrooms d Explain Robert Downey Jr.'s decline...
...some rough edges to his Little League, High School Stamp Club and Youth for Ford persona if his early successes hadn't come without his having had to bare his teeth. While Lazio rightly gets credit for a David vs. Goliath victory over 18-year veteran Tom Downey in 1992, Downey largely defeated himself. In the memorable words of the national Republican Party chairman, the party was willing to "stuff money into every orifice" to capitalize on the weakness of an incumbent already hemorrhaging from self-inflicted wounds, like overdrafts at the House Bank and jet skiing in Barbados...