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Word: children (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what finally killed him, and search, perhaps, for a vaccine for the virus that reappears still in ethnic enclaves, on websites, in the wilderness camps of skinhead anarchists and in the halls of Columbine High School, where two boys celebrated Hitler's birthday with a memorial massacre of children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Necessary Evil? | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...Best Children's Book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Of The Century | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...Kelsos apparently lost it. The day after Christmas, they left their home in the Philadelphia suburb of Exton, Pa., and took Steven in his wheelchair, with his toys, diapers and medical supplies, to the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in nearby Wilmington, Del. They demanded that Steven, a frequent patient there for years, be admitted, and then, while the receptionist went to get a nurse, the two drove off, leaving their son behind with a note saying they could no longer care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Nightmare | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...Kelsos are pleading not guilty to charges of abandonment, a misdemeanor. But affluence turned their predicament into loud headlines. Richard, 62, is president and ceo of the PQ Corp., a major specialty-chemical company, and serves on a prestigious Philadelphia business council; Dawn, 45, is an activist for disabled-children?s causes and for three years has been a member of the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council, an advisory group to the state welfare department. News stories noted that the couple drove away from the police station, where they were charged, in separate BMWs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Nightmare | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...they await a March 7 trial, the Kelsos are forbidden to have any contact with their son while authorities try to line up a suitable long-term placement. The hospital has been deluged with calls offering sympathy and support, as well as some from other parents of severely handicapped children urging that the Kelsos not be judged too harshly. Steven is medically stable, says hospital spokeswoman Terri Greenley, "but we'll keep him here to make sure he gets whatever he needs, whether it's medical care or a smile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Nightmare | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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