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Annalisee should be the star pupil at a school in her hometown of Longview, Texas. While it would be too much to ask for a smart kid to be popular too, Annalisee is witty and pretty, and it's easy to imagine she would get along well at school. But until last year, Annalisee's parents--Angi, a 53-year-old university assistant, and Marcelo, 63, who recently retired from his job at a Caterpillar dealership--couldn't find a school willing to take their daughter unless she enrolled with her age-mates. None of the schools in Longview...
...famous? -Cherie Snyder, Seattle In Mallorca, I can live a normal life. I go to the supermarket without signing autographs. That's because in my small village, everybody knows everybody. The people know me not because I am a tennis player but because I am a guy from [my hometown] Manacor...
...night of the event on April 17, Alex and her family attended a T.G.I. Friday's near her hometown of Warren. Some of the restaurants reported higher than usual attendance for a Tuesday night. One mother of a 17-year-old autistic boy came up to thank Alex and then burst into tears telling her how wonderful it was to be able to go out to a restaurant with her son and not have people make comments. She told Alex she would never forget that evening...
...Pesaro's post-1945 growth had halted new production twice in the past two decades. By 1995, it had laid off all but the shell of a staff; those who were left merely produced replacement parts for existing bikes. Mauro Righi, who has worked 33 years at his hometown company, has survived repeated rounds of layoffs. Currently responsible for emission systems, Righi is the only employee left who worked when the Benelli family (which sold out in the early 1970s) was still in charge, and he recalls the days when, "We were once considered the avant garde...
Will you support your hometown by wearing a Cleveland shirt every day on the show? Please. -Mark Van Steenberg, CLEVELANDProbably not. I will have to wear a suit--maybe a Cavaliers tie. Hopefully, we can give away a trip to Cleveland in the showcase. Who wants to go to Hawaii and Mexico when you can go to Cleveland...