Word: reporte
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...called Dr. Richard Stone, a pediatric ophthalmologist and one of the authors of the report. Practically the first words out of his mouth were, "We didn't prove anything." Then he went on to explain what he and his colleagues had found. They were following up a clue from the poultry industry, which has long known that baby chicks grow faster if you leave the lights on 24 hours a day. It turns out that their eyeballs grow longer as well--and long eyeballs is a pretty good description of what causes nearsightedness, also called myopia, in humans...
...account of the rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. [SPECIAL REPORT, May 3], Nancy Gibbs included stories of heroism and love that honored the young people involved. Through her writing, the impossible was achieved--I was able to feel hope instead of anger and hatred toward the murderers. Instead of obsessing and debating about the evil that has infected America, I began to feel pride in the youths who stood up for one another, for their teacher and for God. KAREN ERICKSON Albuquerque...
Children and guns are not a perfect match [SPECIAL REPORT, May 3], so why do they keep showing up together? It just does not make sense to me. I used to love going to my school, a magnet public school. However, now I am afraid to go to school, for I know that things like the shooting of students can happen anytime, anywhere. RACHEL MORGAN, 13 West Hills, Calif...
Your story "A Curse of Cliques" [SPECIAL REPORT, May 3] was illustrated with a photograph of my son and three friends at the vigil held the day after the terrible shooting at Columbine High School. The young people were extremely shaken by the tragedy and thought this would be a way to show their support and help with the healing. But I feel your article pointed a finger at our children and put the blame on athletes, hockey kids, preppies, cheerleaders, etc., for the actions of the two individuals who snapped and took innocent lives. I wish you would have...
...chart accompanying our report on genealogy [FAMILY, April 19] included an incorrect website address for Yad Vashem, the remembrance organization for the Holocaust. The correct address is www.yadvashem.org.il...