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...neighborhood, homes sag in the middle, inside mold climbs up the walls, spreading outward in black splotches. The waters from the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain pooled in the nooks of cabinets and other hidden places. Worse are the silent, empty homes filling so many neighborhoods. Sometimes, from the skeleton of a house, a homeowner wearing a surgical mask quietly appears. But more often than not there is no one at all.The city suffers in other parts. Not all the streetlights work. The potholes have somehow gotten worse. Homeowners still worry about theft. They don’t want...
...first time in six months, Smith had returned to her damaged home Friday. The Harvard volunteers were carrying mold-covered couches out of the house and dismantled doors with crow bars. Morgan’s team was gutting the house down to its skeleton. And then the real reconstruction can begin...
Although the skeleton of Kennewick Man was unearthed 10 years ago, Native Americans kept scientists from examining the 9,400-year-old remains until last summer. Our report on the fight and the findings caught the eye of readers eager to learn what such bones can tell us about the settlement of the Americas...
Remember, the health of our bones reflects the dynamic interaction of opposing forces. Our bodies contain cells that create bone and others that destroy it. That dynamism enables us to sculpt and reshape the skeleton to respond to changing physical needs. If you are predisposed to osteoporosis, taking preventive action can help ensure that the bone-building forces prevail...
...professors manage to get out key dates, persons, places, and reasons why in lectures that often garner applause. While lectures are devoted to outlining a skeleton of Western history, sections are devoted to primary sources that, sadly, often go unread...