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...busy, penalty-plagued opening period. Skating at 4-on-3, freshman Jenny Brine tracked down a loose puck in the corner and centered for junior Katie Johnston. As Johnston’s backhand offering slid through the five-hole of Providence goalie Jana Bugden, Brine snuck back in to poke it home for the first of her two goals.The Friars quickly regained the edge, scoring twice inside of 40 seconds in the seventh minute. First, Katy Beach cleaned up an easy rebound in front of the vacated goal mouth. Then, Erin Normore intercepted a puck in the Harvard end, eluded...
Glazer says he received 50 to 70 calls, many of which he said were “pranks” from anonymous sources. It seems the typical caller craved Glazer’s aid—or just wanted to poke...
...VINCENT J. MUSI / AURORA FOR TIME NO WAY HOME: The Betzes poke through debris 300 yards from their house...
...Holocaust, and its offspring, like Joe Sacco's Safe Area Gorazde, one of the best books on the Bosnian war. Not only do those books discuss serious subjects, but the images hone the message. In North Korea, photographers are severely restricted, and journalists use their limited access to poke tentatively at big issues like nuclear weapons, famines and economic reform. But Delisle, through the simple use of charcoal, ink and dialogue bubbles, captures aspects of life in North Korea that tend to elude observers in other media. Like light. Due to severe electrical shortages, Pyongyang makes do with dim lightbulbs...
...supposedly humorous essay "What's Next ... with the Amish" [Oct. 24]. The piece had the potential to be informative and insightful about issues facing the Amish--particularly the use of new technology in the community. Stein, however, simply resorted to disrespectful "jokes." Just as it is inappropriate to poke fun at any ethnic minority, it is distasteful to do so with the Amish...