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...terror of this loss goes way beyond writers, of course. It's just that writers depend on the ability to make connections out of thin air, or no air. The novelist Jean Stafford lived with the dread that she would be crippled by a stroke (she was). H.L. Mencken was a stroke victim who, at the end of his life, was unable to read or write. One of those who sat at his bedside and read to him was Manchester...
...Gore is a wonderful human being, but he should not run again," says the state chairman of a crucial Democratic donor state. "Donors tell me they dread the call from his people, and I tell them to be candid. This is a message he's going to hear from a number of people." Top Democratic strategists and fund raisers blame Gore's loss not on the Florida recount or the Supreme Court but on Gore himself--his lame performance, inept campaign and stubborn mishandling of Bill Clinton. Indeed, party leaders on both coasts say Gore must patch his rocky relations...
...direct flights but, failing that, can prepare them by writing down flight numbers, phone numbers and connecting information on a slip of paper. Parents should request an aisle seat near the galley so the child will be close to the flight attendants. And they should remember not to wear dread and worry on their faces. For kids, traveling solo can be a fun adventure and a chance to safely test their growing independence. That's a reason for parents to enjoy the adventure...
...shark's feeding periods; the boy was in the shallow water where the bull prowls; and splashing about, Jessie may have seemed to be a large fish. The shark pounced. The ensuing attack and the boy's struggle to survive have stirred an inchoate fascination--part fancy, part dread--with nature's sleekest predator...
...microbes are caught in complex filtering systems and passengers face no greater risk of contracting an illness from a neighbor than they would in any crowded space. "The air goes through a lot of machinery before it gets back to you," says Perry. Any flyer who has listened with dread to a snuffle a few rows back, and then comes down with an illness a few days later, might disagree. But studies suggest proximity, not air quality, is the issue when it comes to contracting colds and other maladies...