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...Million Moms are blatantly using motherhood to sell their message. The march will feature a stroller parade and a family tent, so parents have a place to take young children when they get antsy during the speeches. Ann Stevens, a mother of three from Springfield, Va., says, "I told my husband that this year, instead of breakfast in bed, I want to do this for Mother's Day. I have children, and I want them to be around years from...
...WORLD, April 17]. We are glad to learn how to respond to the International Rescue Committee and Netaid project, but please publish an address for those of us who don't have computers or don't want to use our credit card on the Internet. ANNE E. CORLEY Bristol, Va...
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Signing in at CLUB PET INTERNATIONAL in Chantilly, Va., is like registering at the Ritz. You have to fill out a lengthy pet profile for personality, allergies, temperament, health and special medical needs. In addition to daily boarding for $15.50 (under 35 lbs.) or $17.50 (larger beasts), there are "spa packages" with extra play periods, quiet times with one-on-one petting, a nature walk, a dip in the pool and treats like Frosty Paws ice cream. "There is so much kindness here," says Richard Rae, whose three Akitas have checked into Club Pet 30 times. "My dogs come...
Police detective Brian Braswell of Petersburg, Va., thinks he's "three-quarters" prepared for the next Columbine. Last month, the local high school was the stage for a hostage drill complete with blaring fire alarms, 60 kids from Junior ROTC playing the wounded and scared, and an officer portraying a revenge-seeking killer, firing blanks from a shotgun. Braswell's team of officers had to push through waves of fleeing, panicked students and step over wounded children tugging at their pant legs crying "Help me!" Says Braswell: "From Columbine, we've learned that you have no choice...