Word: guardians
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...40th anniversary of V-E day is how the Continent will shrug off its discomforts and limitations, and reignite the promise that was so stunningly fulfilled, at least in Western Europe, during the immediate postwar years. Part of the answer will depend, as it has all along, on the guardian superpowers. Even so, there are signs that a more realistic view of Western Europe and its prospects is gaining strength and currency, based on the pragmatic recognition that the constituent nation-states of the region will survive--and can thrive--for some time to come...
...present whether or not they provided the alcohol. The provisions differ slightly from town to town, but the fines generally range from $50 to $100, with a first offense considered an infraction and the second a misdemeanor. Exceptions are made for kids who drink when their parent or legal guardian is present, but even if teens have their parents' permission to drink at a friend's house, they are in violation if that parent is not on the premises...
DIED. TERRI SCHIAVO, 41, at a hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla., 13 days after her feeding tube was disconnected following a court order sought by her husband and guardian Michael; after a wrenching family and judicial battle that pitted Michael against Terri's parents and siblings and, ultimately, some members of Congress...
Over the course of the nasty seven-year legal battle between Schiavo's parents and her husband and legal guardian Michael, he has insisted that his wife, who did not have a living will, had previously made clear her wishes not to be kept alive in such an incapacitated state. She has been dependent on a feeding tube, though not a ventilator, and according to most medical experts, lacks a consciously functioning brain. Although Michael Schiavo and the Schindlers were initially united in seeking extensive treatment for Terri's condition, the two sides have been estranged since February 1993, when...
...avenue to keep their daughter alive; their unsuccessful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court last week was their fifth. Along the way, they have made a number of arguments, and all were rejected: that because of his relationship and two children with another woman, Michael should be removed as guardian--although, according to court documents, the Schindlers originally encouraged him to see other women; that as a devout Catholic, Terri would want to live--although they have also acknowledged in court that they might have disregarded her wish to die even if stated in a living will; that Michael...