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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...planted three sets of bombs: one set a few miles away, timed to go off first and lure police away from the school; a second set in the cafeteria, to flush terrified students out into the parking lot, where Harris and Klebold would be waiting with their guns to mow them down; and then a third set in their cars, timed to go off once the ambulances and rescue workers descended, to kill them as well. What actually happened instead was mainly an improvisation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Columbine Tapes: The Columbine Tapes | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

...they even care if their parents understand them at all? Even the lonely losers of yesteryear are no longer locked in suburban basements playing Dungeons & Dragons; they are in downtown lofts uploading Web pages and concocting e-business ventures. There's hardly anyone left in our work force to mow the lawns and flip the burgers. Today's teenagers hold such a commanding position in our economy, it's only a matter of time before antiquated child-labor laws are inverted to establish a maximum wage and minimum hours. (In fact, the better question may be, is it even fair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Power Children | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...that the hated Yankees are in the World Series yet again, I have to say that the Sox delivered for me. Their gutsy play and come-from-behind victory against Cleveland were inspiring; I won't soon forget O'Leary's two home-runs in Game 5. Watching Martinez mow down the Yankees one right after the other in Game 3 of the ALCS was a sight for the ages...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: No Apologies | 10/21/1999 | See Source »

...mow the lawn, and give them a bottle of salad dressing, and they'll be happy," he joked...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ventura Speech Packs Forum | 10/7/1999 | See Source »

...dream, I didn't know how she'd feel about that." He was also worried about his wife, who has to raise their three kids on her own while he is away. His former students still stop by his house to have dinner with Lorri and offer to mow her lawn. And Morris calls home each night. "He's been very, very homesick," Lorri says. "But I tell him, 'I've got home plate covered. You don't worry about what's going on here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Oldest Rookie | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

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