Word: brightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...every mile marker we sang her happy birthday. We had her bright red," she said...
...bright side, so to speak, of grave injury, discomfort and nearness to death is that you emerge with a clear fix on what the heart treasures. Mostly I didn't learn anything new but had the satisfaction of having my hunches confirmed. I emerged knowing that, as I had always suspected, the time I spend with my wife and boys is all that matters in the end. I emerged as a practicing Jew. (Admittedly, I had always been one.) In the "miscellaneous" department, I emerged with great admiration for Senator Dole, whose battlefield injuries were a little like mine...
...FIELD OF DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities, and thought I had seen everything. Your story on the conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel [MEDICINE, March 25] certainly made me look at my life's problems in a different light. The politicians inside the Beltway could learn a lot from these two bright six-year-old girls. I wish the twins well. ROBERT A. GEBHARDT Plattsburgh, New York...
...Association who provided water, blankets, portable toilets and other necessities for participants. In spite of the crush, race-day logistics and weather were flawless. Despite a warm day for a marathon, each runner was given a silver mylar blanket to prevent hypothermia after crossing the finish line. "Under the bright, sunny skies, the thousands and thousands of shiny blankets looked like this giant school of fish coming down Boston street," says Allis. "It was immense...
...quiet, immature, very bright in math and science. He was just a whiz. But he was socially inept.... He wasn't interested in girls, he didn't play sports, and he wasn't much of a musician...