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What especially struck me during the post-game interviews was the absolute class shown by the Yankees in defeat. Manager Joe Torre didn’t make any excuses, instead saying that Arizona deserved to win after getting to “the best” (i.e. Rivera) when it counted...
...acknowledgment of America's generous spirit. If it was full then, the field of philanthropy has burst its seams since Sept. 11. In a month and a half, Americans have given compassion, toil and more than $1 billion to salve the wounds of that day. Even before terror struck, philanthropic activity had reached an all-time high, in monetary terms and in the diversity of charitable organizations. The technology boom of the 1990s created a new breed of Carnegies and Astors who approach giving in a different way from their predecessors. These and other donors are taking far greater interest...
...came the Internet and Arthur "Buzz" Schmidt to help givers see whether their money was being well spent. When Schmidt left the private sector a decade ago to raise money for an international development agency, he was stunned by how little number crunching potential donors could do. So he struck out on his own, borrowing 50 shoe boxes of microfilm from the National Center for Charitable Statistics, and in 1996 began posting the financial data of nonprofit organizations on the Web. Three years later, the former agribusiness executive started airing Internal Revenue Service Form 990s, which charities are required...
...Navy SEAL or an Army paratrooper." Objecting to the "Muslims screaming hate against America," a Texan asked, "Why not show the heroic workers cleaning up the rubble in New York?" "We have enough reminders of the terror without that revolting picture," declared an Arizonan. But plenty of you were struck by something else. "That Pakistani protester must have a great dental plan," wrote a Californian. "He has a perfect set of teeth." A New Jersey man agreed. "My two daughters' orthodontia didn't come close to those teeth. What's in the water over there?" We don't know about...
...judgment is nigh. Jesus has returned. China?the Great Red Dragon from the Book of Revelations?faces destruction. By the end, "I was dizzy. I was confused. He knew the Bible so well," says Sister Hong. Her pleading, plus promises to return, finally won her release. Lightning had struck again...