Word: ridgefield
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...other youngsters buckle under the load: whether it's that of a single, demanding club sport or a whole basketful of scheduled activities. Stephanie Mazzamaro, 10, of Ridgefield, Conn., complained that in addition to homework, piano lessons, Girl Scouts and religion classes, she had Monday soccer practices and Saturday games. "Mom, I don't want to do all of this anymore," she sobbed. "I don't have time to be a kid." Her mother Janice, 40, could only agree. "When you live in an area like this, you get caught up in it," Janice says...
CONS --Diverse cultural backgrounds: she's the second cousin of Prince Charles; he grew up in Ridgefield, N.J. --She may have picked up some bad marriage tips from twice playing Princess Diana in TV movies --Her last marriage, to producer Robert Evans in 1998, was annulled after 12 days...
Thanks to Garry Wills for a logical lesson in leadership. Let's hope the intelligent Clinton recognizes this wisdom and leads by leaving. STEPHEN H. SMITH Ridgefield, Conn...
That hope sometimes flies in the face of the pessimism and racial intolerance teenagers hear expressed by their elders. Thecla Hoeberechts, 13, who is of Dutch and Greek ancestry, often plays in Ridgefield Park, N.J., with friends of different races. Thecla says an older friend recently asked her why she hangs out with black people all the time: "She said, 'Look how loud and rude they are.'" Children of color face similar pressures. Cynthia Bou, 13, a Dominican-American friend of Thecla's, says an older cousin asked her why some of her friends are white. "White people are whack...
...child is not a surprise [Nation, June 3]. It is simply an election-year ploy to boost their images, to make voters forget Bill's tainted past and Hillary's Whitewater woes. Maybe their Hollywood friends believe what they say, but I doubt the American people will. ANN FINN Ridgefield, Connecticut Via E-mail...