Word: sicklied
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...Raise your hand if you are sick of Sept. 11" were not the words of an apathetic teacher, as some of your readers might think [VERBATIM, Sept. 23]. Rather, as your explanatory text noted, teacher Liz Morrison was making an effort to engage her students in a discussion of the Sept. 11 attacks. Morrison is a beloved, well-respected teacher who has spearheaded patriotic campaigns to raise money for a World War II veterans memorial and to register voters. In reporting that two-thirds of the students raised their hands, you perpetuated the media's negative stereotype of teenagers...
...increasingly dubious (in only four of the 10 candidate countries do more than half the population think accession is a good thing). And those already inside the E.U. like it least (across the Union, less than 50% of people surveyed think membership is beneficial). Why does everyone seem so sick and tired of the E.U. - even before getting in? In the so-called aspirant countries, some fear that E.U. entry will be a step back rather than a great leap forward. Since independence from the Soviet Union, Estonia's leaders have made the country a laboratory of the free market...
...Summer of Love," takes a dramatic turn from being a portrait of a typical teenager when Lily spies on her sister making out with another girl in the woods. "I thought only guys could be homos," she thinks, "this is so sick!" Later, when Lily makes the mistake of fooling around with, and then rejecting, the neighborhood loudmouth rumors about her sister become a weapon for him. Without being dramatic about it, "Summer of Love" ends on a note of sisterly solidarity...
...drinking. Rather, if students cannot find refreshment at the tap, many will turn to hard liquor—a far more dangerous alternative. Handles of vodka and rum, disguised in conspicuous water bottles, will replace cups of beer among the binge drinkers, and University Health Services will see more sick students than ever. Hard liquor contains a much higher percentage of alcohol than beer and therefore causes students to get drunk faster, frequently before they realize the state of their inebriation. While beer may make students sick, hard alcohol can turn deadly...
While I waited for an opportunity, a large man and woman came in. How are you doing, the man asked while his (presumed) wife went to the register. The blonde said something enthusiastic. The larger woman was direct. Not so good, she said, I felt sick yesterday, stayed home and didn’t eat anything, didn’t have any money for food...