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...This is about the people vs. the powers that be, and we'll fight till we drop," said Chuck Hill, 66, the new town manager, one morning. I had invited five people to breakfast; 40 showed up. Thunder Valley Inn owner Anita Nelson, in Norsk regalia, got on the piano and pounded out an anti-Perrier sing-along to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic. And the lesson is this: never underestimate the will or resourcefulness of people who are snowed in half the year...
...Soccer vs. B.C., 3 p.m. W. Volleyball vs. UMass, 7 p.m. M. Water Polo vs. MIT, 8 p.m. TOMORROW Field Hockey vs. UConn, 3:30 p.m. M. Soccer at Providence, 3:30 p.m. ON TELEVISION Devil Rays at Red Sox, NESN, 7 p.m. Braves at Marlins, TBS, 7 p.m. Astros at Cardinals, ESPN...
...cost of his pain medications--$2,250 a month--they were presented with a cruel choice: opt for hospice to save money, or go for the trial and keep paying for the drugs themselves (the Medicare hospice reimbursement includes prescriptions; Medicare generally doesn't). "So it's hospice vs. bankruptcy," said Cummins. He and Nancy chose hospice care. Bob died at home Aug. 17, before the trial began...
...ongoing clash of Man's Law vs. God's Law, fans at Yellville-Summit High School in Arkansas emptied from the stadium's bleachers two weekends ago and rushed to the 50-yard line, kneeling and praying with cheerleaders, who had traded their pom-poms for banners bearing biblical passages. The local school board, which had voted to test the limits of the court decision, helped organize the students. Over in Knoxville, Tenn., Hannah Wood, 17, an assistant football trainer and chapter president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, persuaded 250 people to form a human prayer chain...
Still, an experienced stoic knows how to get through bad times (whether they involve a stretch in the intensive care unit or a presidential campaign as painful as this one - which in my state of New York involves the excruciating burden of Hillary Clinton vs. Rick Lazio). I have decided that between now and the election, I will reread all of P. G. Wodehouse...