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...fourth injured. Sean, who had been drinking heavily at a party that night (reportedly as much as eight beers in an hour), served two years in juvenile lockup for driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving. He cannot get his license back until he turns 21. Susan, shaken by the tragedy and determined to spare other young drivers and their parents similar agony, has lobbied state lawmakers to make the licensing process for teen drivers lengthier and more safety conscious. "I'm not making excuses for his choice to drink," she says. "But if we had tougher laws...
...week later, I learned the next event was scheduled the same night I had planned to attend a Halloween party with my friends. And before I realized that the next white envelope would not be arriving, the club and I had shaken hands and parted...
...sexist sport.” Martel is no novelty act, however, and Fernandez was struck by her “incredible boxing acumen.” “She knows more about boxing than some of the so-called experts,” Fernandez says. Martel has shaken up some of Ring Talk’s regular readership. Martel’s articles received what she calls “plenty of sexist comments,” some of which were so extreme Fernandez felt compelled to delete them. Some attack her perceived lack of knowledge—she?...
...culture, where peacefulness and spiritualism are nurtured. When big-city dwellers daydream of somewhere far from the high-intensity stresses - and perceived dangers - of the megapolis, it might be a place like Nickel Mines that comes to mind. Surely that's one of the reasons that America was so shaken this week, when five children were executed in Nickel Mines' one-room schoolhouse...
...bounded onto my bed, showering me with hugs and get-well posters. Dressed in camouflage pants, Skyler before long had grabbed a roll of gauze and wound it around his right hand. He was identifying with my loss, a gesture I saw as a sign of forgiveness. I had shaken his sense of safety, the security blanket only a father can provide. Skyler's act of generosity capped a day of pardons across three generations of Weisskopf males...