Word: norfolk
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DIED. JAMES LAUGHLIN, 83, maverick publisher; in Norfolk, Conn. (See Eulogy below...
...afternoon in Rhode Island, Connor was asked how such a smart guy could be so stupid as to be sitting behind bars, yet again, in a pair of mustard-dumb prison-issue duds? Connor didn't have much of an answer. But 40 minutes to the north, at the Norfolk County Jail in Dedham, Mass., Billy Youngworth did. Youngworth, 38, who as a boy took martial-arts lessons from Myles and has had a parasitic relationship with him ever since, said Myles, a member of Mensa, is endlessly interesting and charming, "but he attracts mutts." Billy being Exhibit...
...Cohen said was that his affair didn't automatically disqualify him." But finding a new candidate has some pitfalls for the Pentagon. "Ralston is the kind of chairman the Pentagon wants, a status quo guy. Marine General John Sheehan, who currently runs the U.S. Atlantic Command in Norfolk, Virginia, is the next obvious choice. But he's something of a radical, who wants to seriously shake up the military. Now, they need to find another status quo guy. That could be tough...
...even more impressive than it sounds. Two weeks ago, I visited the world's largest naval base in Norfolk, Virginia. The trip was arranged by this year's military fellows at Harvard's Center For International Affairs. As part of the trip, I toured a nuclear attack submarine, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer and the Navy's newest carrier which was underway in the Atlantic. While I certainly enjoyed the excitement of the trip, it served a more profound purpose for me. It allowed me to reflect on the divergence between the military in action and the attitudes about...
...father would have described Ariel as weighing "65 lbs. soaking wet--with her galoshes on." In Kansas City she wouldn't be wide enough to be noticed. I am aware that Ariel probably doesn't think that having the fourth-highest percentage of overweight residents (after New Orleans; Norfolk, Virginia; and San Antonio, Texas) is something to boast about. I am aware that she would not understand the pride I heard in the voice of Arthur Bryant, the legendary Kansas City barbecue man, many years ago when he told me his method of preparing French fries: "I get fresh potatoes...