Word: secrets
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...Jerry exits a secret door marked iStaff Onlyi calling behind him, iOkay, commander. See you later.i I pry open the door, but it reveals only a hallway and stairs...
...street or whisper about my hairless presence. No ten-year-old wants that. But, as I grew more comfortable with my situation, I resented that I had to hide something from the world. I avoided overnight trips and retreats in fear that people would find out my secret. I reluctantly shied away from many sports teams, afraid that my hair might fall off in the middle of a play. How many times have you tugged on a friendis ponytail to say hello? Probably a lotoI do it too. But every time someone pulled my hair, knocked off my baseball...
...would always have a fleeting moment of courage. iI think I might not wear my hair anymore,i Iid say, and my girlfriends, family and I would debate the pros and cons. But this year, over winter break, the balance finally tipped. I was more tired of keeping my secret than ever before, and, in addition, much of my hair had finally grown back. My roommates, sisters, parents and friends all asked the same question: iDo you really think people arenit going to like you just because you donit have a full head of hair? And if they...
While the thought of intercepting bullets aimed at the President maintains its power to lure thrill-seekers into the ranks of the Secret Service, the latest news from Washington may give some of the most dedicated would-be heroes a reason to hesitate. On Wednesday, a group of black Secret Service agents filed a class action suit against the agency, charging that they were passed over for promotion because of their race. One of the plaintiffs is Reginald Moore, a 16-year veteran of highly selective and dangerous assignments, including a stint as a lead agent in President Clinton...
...position. These people are all willing to take a bullet for the President." Only when those same agents try to move into the managerial positions, adds Branegan, do they encounter resistance. Agency figures appear to bear out the allegations: Black agents make up just over 10 percent of the Secret Service ranks but less than 5 percent of those in management positions. Frustrated at what should be the apex of their careers, the plaintiffs recount years of "doing things the way they should be done," as Reginald Moore says - following the prescribed path, only to be stymied at the last...