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Maryland's northern border is the famous Mason-Dixon line, traditionally the demarcation between North and South. During the mid-19th century, Maryland was a major immigration center, and its ethnic diversity still sets it apart from many southern regions. The state also boasts demographic variety, from urban Baltimore to the rustic, Southern-styled Eastern Shore and the hills of the western panhandle. The eight House seats are divided equally between the parties, and while its political differences are great, when taken as a whole, Maryland is moderate with a slight Democratic edge, like the nation itself...
BORN: Sept. 20, 1960, Boston EDUCATION: Tufts U, B.A., 1982, M.A., 1984; George Mason U, J.D., 1991 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Jewish MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer; federal legislative counsel; congressional aide POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 153 Clark Street, Newton Center...
...reader can recognize it and complain--to how unlikely such a reunion of old friends within a single courtroom actually is. When Sonny asks her former lover if he plans to write a column about the upcoming trial, he jokingly responds with a question: "The Big Chill Meets Perry Mason...
That is a glib but not entirely inaccurate description of The Laws of Our Fathers. Turow's handling of the courtroom scenes and legal intricacies remains several cuts above the popular competition, including the creator of Perry Mason. Trial buffs, their numbers swollen by O.J. and Court TV, will find plenty to chew over here, such as Sonny's private ruminations on the bench about hearsay testimony: "The reporters and onlookers seem baffled by the arcana of the rule which allows a witness to testify about what someone said she would be doing in the future but not what...
What the move to bring back Sambo unhappily reveals is that we have less sophistication as adults than we did as children. But happily the original version of the story is still obtainable. I intend to order mine right away, before the book burning begins. AUSTIN MASON Little Sioux, Iowa...