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Over the past year I have found myself on the front lines of the struggle over Islam's future in America. Last November, my mother, niece and I walked through the front door of our hometown mosque in Morgantown, W.Va., and prayed in the main sanctuary. In so doing we defied a policy that women enter through a back door and pray in an isolated balcony. Then, in the spring, my father resigned from the board of the mosque to protest speeches spewed from the pulpit that were hateful to non-Muslims. As a result of our protests, my family...
...Some reservists who own small businesses have come home to find that their operations have collapsed. Erica Srednicki, 29, hopes that won't happen to her. Srednicki's orders came through in February, just when the Army reservist was getting her one-woman Morgantown, W.Va., catering service off the ground. With only two days' notice, she did some recruiting of her own. Her friend Chris Pigott and her mother Linda Srednicki have stepped in, and so far, it seems to be working. Though Linda lives 2? hours away and has a full-time job, she knew she was her daughter...
...Morgantown, W. VA., Scott Covington hit Daryl Jones with a 3-yard Td pass with 1:37 left to lift Miami (4-2, 1-1 Big East) over West Virginia (4-2, 2-1) 34-31. Edgerrin James had three TDs for the Hurricanes...
There's also the very real risk of choking. Most tongue jewelry consists of two parts that are screwed together. But what's screwed together can, and often does, come apart. Dentists Shelia Price and Maurice Lewis of Morgantown, W.Va., tell the story of a 20-year-old patient who pierced not only his tongue but also his uvula, the flap of skin that hangs down at the back of the mouth. "That's pretty rare," Price notes, "primarily because of the gag reflex." At any rate, the hoop in the man's uvula came undone and fell into...
...trauma long ago may not even realize that surgery was the cause of present stress. Physicians should screen for such a history when patients have flashbacks or refuse to undergo necessary procedures. There are short-term treatments to resolve the trauma. LOUIS W. TINNIN, M.D. Trauma Recovery Institute Morgantown, W.Va...