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...ever lived. His public life ended long ago. He would never comment on the latest trifle. He rarely graced social functions, even those that honored him. But few people felt deprived, much less slighted. Most knew that this was the right course for a great man: it ensured his spell would never be broken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Quietly Goes the Don | 3/12/2001 | See Source »

...players who can provide the small intangibles. Perhaps Lou Merloni has a game-winning home run in him. Maybe Trot Nixon will cause "Nixon's the One" bumper stickers to be distributed throughout Boston. I think if you rearrange the letters in Izzy Alcantara, you might be able to spell "sweet revenge" (or, "suck it, Boston media...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: March to the Sea: Keep Dreaming | 3/7/2001 | See Source »

...climate changes that are going to be most devastating lie largely in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. But even in a country like the U.S., if you look at a hot spell like the one a few summers ago in Chicago, hundreds of people died. Those people were not people like you or me, they were elderly, infirm, who could not afford to buy or maybe even turn on an air-conditioner...

Author: By Jonathan H. Esensten, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Expert Warns of Climate Change | 2/28/2001 | See Source »

...example, Jennings said, in response to data showing a continued gap in reading scores for students in grades 3 to 8, administrators have developed a comprehensive two-year training program for language arts teachers. She said district officials are also finalizing so-called "benchmarks" that spell out district-wide performance standards in language arts...

Author: By Andrew S. Holbrook, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Board Data Shows Serious Racial Disparities | 2/28/2001 | See Source »

...Backstage, a parade of musical celebrities was marched in front of the press. Baha Men were one of the first. Somebody asked them if anyone ever figured out who exactly let the dogs out. Another journalist asked them to state and spell their names. People tend not to ask the Rolling Stones either of those two questions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Grammys Postmortem | 2/22/2001 | See Source »

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