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...Chloe, who's cried at school over parents' comments, hadn't realized how much school has changed, even since she wore pigtails. Not so long ago, most kids walked or rode to school; mothers stopped at the gate. Nowadays, parents are a feature of school life - and often for the good. They assist teachers by taking reading groups and tagging along on excursions. For no money and not much thanks, they organize the band, canteen and sports teams, sit on various committees and throw themselves into fund-raising ventures that ultimately improve the school...
...Harvard rode this momentum into the singles matches, where it dropped just one match, senior Alexis Martire’s 1-6, 2-5 loss at No. 3 singles to freshman Margaret Fitchet. The Crimson swept the remaining five singles matches
First, Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen rode the roar of the hometown aficionados to a 10,000-meter time of 30:59.42, a vast 14.36 sec. better than the old record. Next, Morocco's Said Aouita just out-dueled the U.S.'s Sydney Maree, shaving .01 sec. off the 5,000-meter record with his 13:00.40. Finally, Cram and Coe, 28, came onstage with eleven others for the classic confrontation to determine who would reign among the world's milers. Many experts, including Cram in his quiet, pleasant way, felt that the outcome was virtually certain. One possible question...
...least one delegate, it must be reported, walked from his hotel to the U.N. "My people wouldn't like it if I rode around in a big motorcade," shrugged Frazer Sine of Vanuatu, a nation of 80 islands in the South Pacific. Sine even took the New York subway. "Interesting" was his diplomatic observation...
Equally at home in senior centers and hip-hop concerts, Kwame Kilpatrick, 34, inspired Detroit voters with his energy and determination when he rode into office three years ago. But a cherry red Lincoln Navigator has put a big dent in his reputation. After weeks of denying it, the mayor admitted in January that the city paid $24,995 to lease just such a car for his wife...