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...Island, N.Y., Jack Polo, 61, moved down the East Coast and settled in New Bern, N.C. He and his wife Jane now tie up their sailboat to a dock in their own backyard. More than a dozen public and private golf courses dot the vicinity, and because of the mild Carolina climate, Jack can tee up even in winter. The average temperature of 62.2[degrees] is a boon to gardeners; something is in bloom the year round...
...that of Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard. It's pretty hard not to. Both gay men, they were brutally slaughtered by young toughs who freely admitted they were motivated by their animosity toward their victim's sexuality. Gaither's killers told police they plotted his killing after the mild-mannered textile worker made a sexual advance. After luring him to secluded boat ramp February 19, the killers bludgeoned him with an ax handle and then put him on a pyre of burning tires. In Wyoming, Shepard's attackers led him from a bar, tied him to a fence and brutally...
From domesticated kitty cats to the powerful lions of the Serengeti, "Cats! Wild to Mild" provides a comprehensive overview of the feline species. The exhibit displays more than 25 taxidermied cats--effectively letting the cats out of the bag so that visitors can learn about their favorite "Fluffy." Through May 9. Museum of Science, Science Park. 589-0250. Sunday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday...
...have to be a professional athlete to reap the benefits of stretching. Start by banishing the idea that it has to hurt. The most you should feel is a mild tension. Bob Anderson, a fitness expert in Palmer Lake, Colo., and author of Stretching (Shelter Publications; $13.95), tells his clients to "forget about no pain, no gain. Stretching should be enjoyable...
...matter what the courts eventually decide about the police shooting in New York City of Amadou Diallo, the mild-mannered African immigrant who was laid to rest in his native Guinea last week, many African Americans will agree with Johnnie Cochran that Diallo's death was yet another summary execution of an innocent black man by white racist cops. How else would you describe four members of an elite anticrime squad with a reputation for aggressiveness firing 41 shots at a skinny 22-year-old street merchant armed with nothing but a pager...