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...murder sent shock waves through multiple communities. Luna left a wife and two young sons. He had made good friends at every stop on his Horatio Alger--style rise from his South Bronx youth to law school to a fine clerkship to his last, prestigious post. Reggie Shuford, a former roommate, offered typically lavish praise: "He was just the nicest guy you would want to meet--sincere, compassionate, charismatic, engaging, interested, interesting, devoted to his family and friends, loyal to them, hardworking, intelligent, charming, straightforward. He was as good as they come." Vowed Luna's boss, U.S. Attorney Thomas DiBiagio...
There is nothing like a good, trashy read. Unfortunately, a Stephen King novel isn't one. King writes like a 14-year-old who tries, in his adolescent way and at great length, to shock his English teacher. I agree it's time a writer of genre literature earned some respect. I am just sorry the honor went to King. LISA LIPPITZ Bourbonnais...
...College for Everyone” program provides every person the chance to go to college by making the first year tuition-free if they are willing to work for about 10 hours each week. Providing a free year of college tuition will eliminate the sticker shock that scares off so many kids. Having worked my own way through college, I know that the work won’t hurt young people...
...kind of came as a shock to me,” said Reese, officially named to the 22-man roster on Tuesday. “I didn’t have a great start to the year, then I had the back injury, so I was just focused on getting back into the lineup...
...known her whole life for Harvard was a “pretty big change,” Moore says. “As far as study habits, I had not been used to putting in this amount of time.” There was also the anticipated culture shock. “Monroe’s a pretty conservative place, so I didn’t see a lot of diversity. There are so many different types of people here—it’s very liberal, very open-minded,” Moore says...