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...peace pops” sold there for dessert. In an effort coordinated by the Phillips Brooks House Association, volunteers will be selling ice cream donated by Brian Queen, the manager of the local Ben & Jerry’s franchise. The pops will be sold for their normal price of $3, and all of the proceeds will go to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund...
...parents buy for their infants each year may do more harm than good, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, which has recommended banning their manufacture and sale. There is no evidence that the devices help infants learn to walk independently; on the contrary, doctors say, they can delay normal motor development and cause serious injury and even death. In 1999, 8,800 children under age 15 months were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for injuries associated with walkers...
...Bushies have tried to step up. The President, in a halting Friday press conference, admitted that he was "concerned." Oh, great, now we're petrified, went the market response as stocks fell on that word. O'Neill has said he expects normal economic growth of 3% or more next year. But it's not clear he said it loud enough for anyone to hear, much less be convinced...
...tragedy of Sept. 11 has fundamentally threatened America’s sense of security. If the Pentagon can be attacked, if terrorists can reach Manhattan, is anywhere in America safe? More disturbingly, last week’s attack seemed to be carried out without any severe breaches of normal security procedures. The U.S. government must act swiftly to protect American soil from the danger of future attacks, working not only to prevent a specific duplication of Tuesday’s tragedy, but also to investigate what other measures—consistent with our basic liberties—must be taken...
...skies over Logan still remained relatively quiet this weekend. The airport flew just under 50 percent of its normal operations yesterday, Mass. Port Authority officials said...