Word: washings
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...piece stacked on another in brilliant colors and design. There's not a more impressive sequence in recent movies than the arrival at the bathhouse of a huge, amorphous river-god, encased in centuries' worth of stink and sludge, whom Chihiro has the daunting task of giving a sturdy wash and scrub. It's a visual aria, whose suspense is topped only by the scene's surprise payoff...
...normal death? If we were to stop picking at old scabs, perhaps true healing could begin for those who need it most. For many, the constant reminders are worse than what happened. We cannot change the past. We must look beyond our tears to the future. KENDRA LYONS Vancouver, Wash...
...also feel compelled to challenge Harvard’s assessment of how many students will voluntarily sign up for cable service. This campus is a world leader in needless luxury expenses. Cars are purchased to drive from the Quad to the Yard. Many people will pay other students to wash their clothes. Were cable available, my neighbors on the third floor of Quincy might subscribe just to spare themselves the agony of listening to me try to install DirecTV in my dorm room. It’s hard to put a price on avoiding the haunting screams of violent anger...
...planet and its rate of decline, but conservationist Jane Goodall, in her piece "The Power of One," balanced her concerns with optimism and the idea that we can each make a difference. In my little way (biking to work, recycling more, consuming less), I will try. JEAN COCKBURN Issaquah, Wash...
...Ford and Chrysler assembly lines within a day's drive of Detroit. The task of policing the traffic is complicated by the area's large Middle Eastern population. Some customs officials say privately that if Ahmed Ressam--the al-Qaeda explosives courier arrested in Port Angeles, Wash., in 1999--had crossed the border at Windsor-Detroit, he would probably have made it through, which means that his target, Los Angeles International Airport, would probably now be rubble...