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...Wednesday morning resentment over the Palm Beach screwup was high. The state Democratic Party set up a toll-free number to allow people to call in reports of voting irregularities. If the election was turning into a mystery, then all of Florida would be vacuumed for clues. Questions mounted: When poll workers turned away people with the explanation that there were not enough ballots, when they illegally asked seniors for a Social Security number, was it an innocent mistake or deliberate obstruction? Meanwhile, a statewide recount of the Florida vote was already assured, triggered by a law that requires...
...midlife, the competing claims of work and child rearing can force friendship onto the back burner. Then there's divorce, which divides spouses not only from each other but often from the friends they once held in common. When we retire, the migration to the Sunbelt takes a toll both on those who leave and those who remain behind. Finally, as we age, our social networks can be further eroded by disabilities--our own and those of our friends-- and, saddest of all, by death...
...Wednesday morning resentment over the Palm Beach screwup was high. The state Democratic party set up a toll-free number to allow people to call in reports of voting irregularities. If the election was turning into a mystery, then all of Florida would be vacuumed for clues. Questions mounted: When poll workers turned away people with the explanation that there were not enough ballots, when they illegally asked seniors for a Social Security number, was it an innocent mistake or deliberate obstruction? Meanwhile, a statewide recount of the Florida vote was already assured, triggered by a law that requires...
Contacts between incarcerated mothers and their children are fraught with difficulties. Prisons are often located in remote rural locales, inaccessible to poor families without cars. And in-person visits can take an emotional toll on young children. They must endure invasive body searches just like adults. Then there's the frightening clang of doors slamming shut. Once inside the noisy visiting room, kids must shout at the top of their lungs. In most state and federal prisons, children are allowed to hug and kiss their moms, but in many jails in which women are awaiting trial and sentencing, contact...
...turned out to be a good situation," Morrell says. "I had the whole year to concentrate on getting healthy. More importantly, my fire and love for the game are back. Being banged up for my first two years here had not only taken a toll on me physically but mentally as well. Now, I can't wait to get on the ice every...