Word: hometown
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Given her family history, it seemed almostinevitable that Whyte would play hockey. Hergrandparents were "instrumental" in creating theyouth hockey program in their hometown of Saugus,Mass., says her older brother, Timothy E. Whyte...
...himself among the unluckiest people in America. Rudolph shares the first and last name of the Alabama abortion clinic bombing suspect who has eluded the FBI for two weeks, and even resembles the fugitive. Federal agents, acting on a tip-off, arrested Rudolph Sunday as he flew into his hometown of Baltimore. While it was quickly established that he was not the bombing suspect, Rudolph found himself held on charges of possessing marijuana...
...targets of the prosecution. It is after all part of the purpose of U.S. Attorneys to remain aloof from the natives' habits of mutual back scratching and looking the other way. So at least some of the talk around Little Rock against Starr sounds like sour grapes from a hometown nexus of business, law and government that likes to keep its dealings, including the dubious ones, within the family. Yet there are still some valid questions about prosecutorial overreach...
...giant slalom, Chris Klug, 25, won his hometown Mount Bachelor event and picked up a rare win over Canada's Fawcett to secure a spot on the U.S. team. Klug, a former high school All-Star quarterback, has the brightest chance for a win over the Canadians. Europeans, who have long dominated the Alpine events, still could sweep the giant slalom. "I wouldn't be surprised if the podium was one-two-three for Austria," says Fawcett. On the women's race course, Lisa Kosglow, 24, of Boise, Ind., overcame a rough early-season start to win the Mount Bachelor...
...chat up Letterman and model DKNY Kids clothing on her Website. Chevrolet, Minute Maid and Campbell's soup are only a few of her endorsements, and her agent, Michael Burg, says, "Wherever we go, we see Kwan's people too." It all seems so cutthroat for a girl whose hometown is called Sugar Land, Texas...