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...almost never embarrassed, choreographer Mark Morris has been one of the most interesting and original artists in the modern-dance world for more than a decade now. In recent years he has gained wider fame through his association with Mikhail Baryshnikov, with whom he co-founded the White Oak Dance Project. Their sold-out shows across the country have introduced new audiences to the choreographer's work. Now, after three years of voluntary -- and controversial -- exile in Brussels, this wunderkind of American dance has returned...
Avoid the Mall of Memphis or Hickory Ridge Mall unless you really need to see another mall. Instead, try the beautiful, relaxing Oak Court and enjoy a cup of frozen yogurt. (Ice cream isn't big around these parts...
...James Watkins, who oversees the nation's problem-plagued government nuclear facilities, insists that employees who go public with charges of plant-safety problems are free to blow the whistle without fear of reprisal. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way for Charles ("Bud") Varnadore, a technician at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Varnadore, 50, suffers from colon cancer and underwent 52 weeks of chemotherapy. After he appeared on a CBS news program in March 1991 to talk about a study that showed suspiciously high rates of cancer among workers at the facility, his bosses assigned...
Last week the Labor Department upheld Varnadore's claim that the plant managers at Oak Ridge, which is operated for the government by Martin Marietta Energy Systems, had acted in retaliation against Varnadore for his complaints. The company plans to appeal the decision. So does Varnadore, who is also looking for $1.5 million in damages...
...town of Oak Park, Ill., blocked a private Catholic hospital from erecting a cross on its own smokestack because, councilors say, some local residents would be offended...