Word: granted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...editing error, a story in yesterday's paper incorrectly reported that Gina Grant had murdered her mother in 1990. In fact, Grant pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in 1991, as the article later stated...
...story in Thursday paper's misattributed the relationship of Curtis M. Dickson to Grant. Dickson is Grant's maternal uncle...
Michael C. Behnke, director of admissions atthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology, saidthe Grant case might cause schools to8GRAN
Everyone who supports Gina Grant keeps talking about how she has served her time and rehabilitated herself. For the record, we should remember that Grant was a straight-A student before the murders too. Her excellent record before her crime is part of what made the community then rally around...
Bearing this in mind, it would be inaccurate to portray Grant as someone who turned her life around. It seems that killing her mother had so little effect on her that she just continued on with her scholastic achievements unpurturbed. It is dangerous to use Grant's academic records, as many have, to suggest her moral character; plenty of intelligent people are capable of wrongdoing. The worst part is that they are usually the most cunning about their crimes. For those who defend her as having been a juvenile, I am reminded of the case...