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Just because the medical profession has made advances that save lives does not mean doctors have to play God. They should quit worrying about lawsuits, stop providing unnecessary treatment and respect the wishes of the patient who wants to die with dignity. Compassion and common sense should prevail. BESS ARNOLD Cheyenne...
Everyone around you has quit smoking. Everywhere you look, companies are advertising new and improved ways to kick the habit. Restaurants, cafes and now even bars are non-smoking. All this leads to one conclusion: Fewer Americans are smoking than ever before...
...Some of this comes down to good old human obstinacy: Within the 25 percent of folks who smoke, there is probably a baseline number of smokers who simply cannot, or will not quit - no matter what measures the federal government takes. And even now, the CDC should take heart: Given the intensive anti-smoking campaigns (funded in part by massive influxes of cash from beleaguered tobacco companies) launched in the last two years, it?s possible that when the 2000 numbers are released in 2002 the CDC will have reason to be pleased. And maybe by 2002 the agency will...
...another way, is coachable. That's a trait picked up from his jock years, when he excelled at basketball and baseball, hitting .750 as a shortstop on a state championship-winning team. It may be that his success as an athlete gave Fanning the confidence to quit school to pursue his idea. And it may be through playing team sports--running endless baseball fungo drills and basketball layup lines--that he picked up the discipline that allows him to focus on whatever is in front of him, to complete whatever task is at hand, whether it is taking a pitch...
...Then she saw an ad in Back Stage for a Latina actress to portray a boxer in a new film. Rodriguez didn't box and had never auditioned for a speaking role in a movie before, but the ad intrigued her. "I thought, If I'm going to quit, I might as well give it a shot before I quit," Rodriguez says. "If you don't play the lottery, you'll never...