Word: m
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first five days were hell. The M-17 military helicopter did not come with our supplies. We just had Energile [a protein-enriched food pack used in high-altitude warfare] and ice. Sometimes we ate ice with sugar...
...Putnam County N.A.A.C.P. are Nuwaubians. The people in the county, 30% black and 70% white, expect the Nuwaubians to flex their muscle at the polls any time now. "They're the nicest people," says a young white waitress at Rusty's, a small diner in downtown Eatonton. "But I'm afraid they are trying to take over the town...
...common is the low-voltage ugliness of parents who just don't know when to let up, or shut up. Hockey parents in suburban Washington are used to such sights as the dad who ran up to his son after an unexpected loss recently to rage at him, "I'm very, very disappointed." The boy sighed, staring at his scuffed toes. "Yeah, Mom's gonna chew...
...parents don't spoil the fun, sometimes the coaches will. Bob Bradley, 41, of Chicago tried to suggest quietly to his daughter's soccer instructor that his screaming at the players during a game was inhibiting their play. "Well, you're the parent and I'm the coach," came the reply, "and I'm the one who knows how to play this game." Bradley walked away without mentioning that he had just coached the Chicago Fire to the championship of Major League Soccer...
MOLLY IVINS may hail from the Lone Star State, but she loves the Stars and Stripes. In her syndicated column for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ivins stands her ground against critics of popular American culture. "I'm not sure it's the greatest country, but it's certainly the most fun," says the Austin-based TIME contributor, a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, whose essay this week celebrates America's "world-class" eccentrics. She says her more than 20 years covering Texas politics qualifies her to write about American culture because "Texas is like any other place, only more...