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...Goodheart came to Harvard from New Rochelle, New York, a posh New York City suburb near the Long Island Sound where he lived within less than a mile of three country clubs...
...urban bias (some Springfields are more city-like than others). Meanwhile, "The Simpsons" is not only an American cultural fixture; it is an international phenomenon. It is syndicated in multiple dozens of countries worldwide. It may be no surprise that my roommates and I come from a Boston suburb, the deep Midwest, rural Germany and New York City. Despite our geographic diversity, "The Simpsons" still manages to bring us together on the cramped futon...
Arafat seems at times to be trying to slow the fighting. Two weeks ago, he ordered his West Bank security chief Jibril Rajoub to stop the gunfire that had been peppering the Jerusalem suburb of Gilo. The quiet held until a Palestinian force led by one of Rajoub's rivals opened fire late Thursday. In response, Israeli guns lit up the night over Beit Jalla. In his office in Gaza City, Arafat lit into the head of his National Security Forces in the West Bank. "Find out who are the sons of bitches shooting at Gilo," Arafat said, according...
...Palestinian authorities made their decision. Bethlehem, which lies seven or eight miles south of central Jerusalem, has been a flash point of confrontation between Palestinian youths and Israeli troops during the current intifada, and all access points to the town have been tightly guarded by Israeli troops. The Bethlehem suburb of Beit Jalla has suffered heavy Israeli shelling after being used as cover by Palestinian snipers firing on the adjacent Israeli neighborhood of Gilo. Municipal authorities cited the death of seven Palestinian youths from the town over the past two months as their reason for refraining from celebration - Palestinian leaders...
Working as an Egyptian immigrant in a predominantly white suburb, Lola took care to invite newcomers to sit at the counter with her regular customers. Her deli is the only spot in town where business executives would mix with construction workers. When her brain tumor confined her to a wheelchair, she keep working, and the customers kept coming, choosing to make their own sandwiches rather than go elsewhere...