Word: lee
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sophomore Marna Schutte ran what she termed a "respectable" 56.4 to take second in the 400-meter, and senior Lee Shearer was a spot behind at 56.8 seconds...
...born to a baked-goods fortune and never thought she would be concerned with getting or giving money. "I liked to be taken care of," says Sara Lee Schupf, 58, the namesake of the famous frozen pies. Then in the early '80s, after a devastating divorce, she had to learn to take care of herself and others. She had no work experience and no clue about managing money. With four kids to look after and educate, she imagined her savings dwindling rapidly and, she says, "spent many days in tears...
These days, in the major leagues of philanthropy, nobody doesn't like Sara Lee. And charitable fund raisers are learning that nobody can afford to overlook the rising influence of women. Some, like Schupf, inherited their money, and a growing number earned it. But women in both camps are demanding more attention to their favorite causes and more influence over exactly how their donations are spent. Gone are the days when women's philanthropy referred only to sweet dears who ran the school auction or gussied up for the charity ball...
...this revue ain't nothin' but seven singers performing a history of the blues, from traditional African chants to Motown, with side glances at Hank Williams and Peggy Lee. The rotund Ron Taylor (one of five co-authors) is the show's soulful heart, while Eloise Laws and Gretha Boston have the most impressive vocal turns. So poor was Broadway's musical season that this minimally produced concert got four Tony nominations. Talk about the blues...
...Chinese already have nukes pointed at us. The question isn't what variations they have, it's what they intend to do with them." China can start Cold War II any time it wants. But destruction would have been mutually assured with or without the likes of Wen Ho Lee...