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...Byrne) at her school has been abusing a young boy; in spite of his fierce denials, she hounds him to step down. A triumph of moral doggedness or a shameful injustice? In a tight 90 mins., Shanley's work packs more complexity, humanity--doubt--than plays twice its length...
...their condominium complexes. It's one reason the state, whose per capita income is in the nation's top half, ranks in the bottom 10 in per-pupil public-education spending. Nationally, America's elderly reap seven times as many federal dollars per capita as do children, who suffer twice the poverty rate. But with Florida's youth population growing at a faster rate than that of the elderly, many seniors are forging what some call a "partnership of the vulnerable," which child advocates say could be a model for other Sun Belt states. "People don't realize the extent...
...pilgrims and world leaders, a breathtaking funeral, the first murmurings of the race for succession. Most of the top anchors from the TV networks have packed up and gone home. Some will come back for the conclave in eight days. The secret election is sure to make dramatic television: Twice a day, the news networks will again zoom in on St. Peter?s reminding us how much is at stake. The cameraman this time will shift just off to the right of the basilica, where a rudimentary chimney will rise up over the Sistine Chapel?Gentleman, has the jury reached...
...hours, she had to give up, with the Basilica finally in sight. "I'm so sorry. And it's not because I'm tired, but I've got to catch my train. I have nowhere to stay tonight." The 53-year-old middle school teacher had seen the Pope twice while he was alive, once from his apartment overlooking St. Peter's square and once, in the early '90s, when he visited her hometown of Nocera Inferiore. As for seeing him before he is buried, Paolillo would have to settle for television. "I just wanted...
...Summers had seen this, even on a smaller scale, he might think differently about his support for ROTC and the CIA and his antipathy towards student protests (which are after all, a globally used tactic). He might just listen more, in general. And we all might think twice about issues surrounding our patriotism—or lack thereof...