Word: homely
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Orleans than Global Green USA, the American arm of the international environmental organization that was founded by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. That begins with the Holy Cross project, an entire sustainable village being built in the city's flood-damaged Lower Ninth Ward with the help of Home Depot's corporate foundation. Eventually the village will include five sustainable homes along with an 18-unit green apartment building and a community center. Three homes have been completed so far, including one that is serving as a de facto visitors center. The point of the project is not just...
...senator's prayers. The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, known as the Mission Church, is one of the biggest in Boston, though by no means the fanciest. This is the church where people come for healing; it was known for so many miracles it was called "the Home of Wonders," the Boston Globe explained, its chapel flanked by bouquets of crutches and braces that mark the healings. When Kennedy's daughter Kara was being treated for lung cancer at the Dana- Farber Cancer Institute nearby, he came regularly to pray...
...story told around Arlington National Cemetery holds that John F. Kennedy paid a visit sometime close to Veterans Day in 1963. As he stood near the mansion that once was home to Robert E. Lee, taking in the sweeping view of the Potomac River down below and the National Mall rolling out toward the distant Capitol, he remarked, "I could stay here forever." (Read TIME's memorial coverage: "Gathering to Pay Last Respects...
...very difficult decision," says Peter Perham, Mike's father. "What's different with Laura is that by being away from home at such a young age, I would worry she's going to miss out on lots of important social interaction. Not to mention what the reception will be like when a 13-year-old shows up on a boat by herself in foreign countries...
...year to prepare for his record-breaking trip, during which his parents sought out several additional opinions, including those of 12 sailors who'd gone around the world (11 of them were supportive of Perham's attempt) as well as those of sports psychologists. This time, his father stayed home but kept in contact with his son by satellite phone. (Read "Around the World in 1,460 Days...