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This is the sort of person friends say he was: loose, tender, open, funny. His one-bedroom apartment was a hostel where anyone could go to crash--on the couch, in the tub. The dog he picked out at an animal shelter was selected "because Jonathan thought he couldn't survive the aggressiveness of the other dogs." There was no ostentation in him, as there is none in his father. Someone recalls that Jerry told his son, "I'd like to talk to you about finances." Jonathan replied, "I'd love to Dad, but I'm a little strapped today...
...chance. All five of them, Larry and Joan, their twin sons John and Paul and daughter Audrey, rushed to their home next to Clawson's plant the moment the siren sounded--and apparently the twister chose to sweep in that direction. No one knows if the Igos sought shelter or tried to lie low to the ground or cover themselves with pillows, blankets or mattresses. Their home was leveled to its concrete foundation, and all that remained was the stripped and battered hulk of one of Larry's collection of '57 Chevys. In the frantic search for survivors, someone tacked...
...justification for enlargement is harsh: What better time to kick an opponent than when he's down? Russia is weak; the new Eastern and Central European democracies are fragile; Russia has the resources and, historically, the inclination to rise and threaten again. So now is the time to shelter those nervous fledglings of the former Soviet bloc so they can thrive under NATO's protective wing. As an added benefit, supervised membership may even ease regional hostilities that have destabilized Central Europe for generations. Then, if Russia keeps democratizing and ultimately proves to be no menace, it might join...
...lead singer for the vocal group Zap Mama, has a personal history worthy of a leading character in a Jean-Claude Van Damme flick. After her Belgian father was slain in 1964 by rebels bent on ethnic cleansing, Daulne, a native of Zaire, and her Bantu mother took shelter with a tribe of pygmies before escaping to Belgium. With a background like that, it's no wonderDaulne makes music that sounds like a one-woman multicultural movement, melding African percussion, American soul and European urbanity...
University Lutheran is a 22-bed facility believed to be the only entirely student-run homeless shelter in the United States, said Stephanie M. Mayer '97-'99, the shelter's co-director...