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...time it was over, Reno had witnessed firsthand the devotion seen by INS officials in January, after they initially interviewed Juan Miguel at length and found that he was the kind of father who knows his child's shoe size and the names of his favorite teachers. He wanted Elian back, and he had no desire to live here. "Mr. Gonzalez and I do not share political beliefs," Reno said Friday afternoon. But "it is not our place to punish a father for his political beliefs or where he wants to raise his child." To do so, in fact, would...
...young Indy gallops toward a smoke-billowing circus train and leaps aboard. That engine and those tracks are part of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, a Hollywood favorite and the highest and longest narrow-gauge railroad in the U.S. But seeing it onscreen doesn't compare with riding it firsthand, as 70,000 tourists and train buffs do each year...
...father of two sons, both recent Harvard graduates, Palfrey says he knows firsthand that parents do not always teach their children everything they should...
...head proctor of the first-year Ivy Yard, Selsby knows firsthand that students' sleep patterns are the same as ever...
...chair of the IOP's Projects Committee, Stad found out firsthand how few students care about local political issues. The committee organized 30 students to go door-to-door registering voters this fall. The drive netted 1,000 new student voters, but only a few students made the choice to influence the politics of Cambridge...