Word: fourth
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...biggies but WSJ (which ignores them), with the NYT allowing that cops "gingerly arrested" 280-odd members of the traveling band of gripers. WP is a little more dramatic, getting right to "three police officers were treated when an unknown substance was splashed in their eyes, and a fourth was hospitalized with head injuries after being hit with a bicycle. Twenty police cars were damaged...
...fresh school supplies, filed past banners bidding WELCOME BACK and HAVE A GREAT YEAR. After a brief morning meeting, the classes settled down and eased right into the 90-minute reading lesson that starts each day. "I don't get nervous anymore for the first day of school," says fourth-grader Parish Brown. "I feel like I never really stop coming...
...love affair with the Mississippi blossomed in 1967 when I moved to La Crosse, Wis., to teach fourth grade and feel the passion of those who lived with the rise and fall of the river. The downtown was still a river town, with colorful saloons. Buildings near the river showed the high-water mark from when the Mississippi rose up to remind everyone of its true boundaries. The early dwellers knew that this river was sacred. If only modern civilization were willing to treat the Mississippi as it deserves. PAUL BEYERL Kirkland, Wash...
While the population of Southie has diversified, the collective mentality has stagnated. There are third and fourth generation Old Colony families, raising children who know almost nothing of the world that lies outside the boundaries of South Boston. Many kids and teens in Southie see all roads out as dead ends or circular paths eventually leading them right back to where they started. So they don't even try, instead accepting the inevitability of their futures, slipping almost mindlessly into lives filled with drugs, violence and poverty...
Despite the top-notch effort, Taylor was only fourth out of the six athletes in her heat. After running in the first heat, Taylor had to wait to see if she would move on, as only the top two in each heat and the next six fastest times earned berths in the semifinals. When all five heats were finished, her time turned out to be the eleventh-fastest overall, securing her a spot in the next day's semifinals...