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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course, you can't do this in Boston. There are just too many people. If I said hello to every person I passed, I'd never have breath left for running, not to mention that I'd never move at all. Instead of shouldering my way irritably through the crowd as usual, I'd have to stop and say, "Excuse me, please...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, | Title: Between Two Coasts, A Hospitable Heartland | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

Bradley, conservatively listed as 6'5", also found himself in the unusual situation of not being the tallest person in the ballroom. Former Celtic star and fellow Basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek, taller than Bradley by a hair, turned out to lend his support to the former New York Knick...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Bradley Catching Gore in Money Race | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

Bradley, conservatively listed as 6'5", also found himself in the unusual situation of not being the tallest person in the ballroom. Former Celtic star and fellow Basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek, taller than Bradley by a hair, turned out to lend his support to the former New York Knick...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Bradley Gaining on Gore in Money Race | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

...Dell's side says the dispute raises a larger question: Shouldn't the state do everything it can to learn whether it is executing the right person? So far, DNA evidence has exonerated 63 people in U.S. prisons, including several on death row. The latest is Calvin Johnson, released last Tuesday after serving 16 years of a life sentence in Georgia for a murder that a DNA test now shows he didn't commit. But in the O'Dell case, says Paul Enzinna, a lawyer for the dead man's supporters, "the state is saying, 'We want to destroy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Sister's Plea: Test the DNA | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

This combination of strict requirements and vague wording--plus a $100 limit on materials--forces kids to stretch their brains. And while each team has a coach, often a teacher or parent, that person is forbidden to give instruction. Says Arlene Cohen, 26, a math teacher who coaches John's team at Princeton Day School in Princeton, N.J.: "We're supposed to push them along but never give them solutions. Sometimes I have to leave the room to keep from blurting out advice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Creative, Kids | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

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