Word: grave
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High above the Pacific Ocean in a tiny churchyard on the island of Maui, Charles A. Lindbergh's grave is as remote and austere as the legendary aviator said he wanted it to be before he died in 1974. But the seclusion Lindbergh sought in life -- and in death -- is slipping away...
...Interior Department ceded a 1.1-acre plot adjacent to the grave site to Maui County for recreational use. Local residents as well as the Lindbergh family winced at the idea of picnic tables and chain-link fencing, and the park was never built. Now the Federal Government may take back the land and put it up for auction. A driveway could slice through the cemetery within 20 ft. of Lucky Lindy's grave. Whether the site remains in public or private hands, the world is already pressing in on the Lone Eagle: more than 50 visitors a day find their...
University of Washington ethicist Albert Jonsen is concerned that people with grave illnesses might be viewed simply as carriers of genetic traits. "Rather than saying 'Isn't that family unfortunate to have a schizophrenic son,' we'll say 'That's a schizophrenia family.' " Advocates for the handicapped fear that in the future the physically afflicted may no longer be seen as unfortunates worthy of special treatment, but as "wrongful births," genetic errors committed by parents who failed to take proper action against a defective gene...
Chasing women kind of comes with the territory in the male-chauvinist Senate, like the springy black leather couches. Making millions from inside contacts after Government service is not all that grave a sin either, else an army of former lawmakers now behind the polished doors of august law firms would be in irons. It was the booze that got John Tower in real trouble...
...this would be a grave mistake. Controlled choice should not be sacrificed for the long term goal of higher quality education because it can help achieve this goal. By involving parents in the student assignment processs, it creates active educational communities of teachers, parents and schools...