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Most E-mailed news on 17 October 2009 |
A Mother, a Sick Son and His Father, the Priest
A rare look at the lengths the Catholic Church goes to keep clergy members? clandestine relationships hidden.
In Shift From ?08, Holiday Airfare Is Soaring Daily
Last year?s last-minute deals aren?t likely to be repeated as airlines trim schedules and raise fares.
Swine Flu Shots Revive a Debate About Vaccines
People who do not believe in vaccinating children have found fuel for their arguments in the swine flu vaccine.
Op-Ed Columnist: The Reality Moment
Conservative politicians in Britain are treating voters as adults, offering not merely pain, but a different economic vision, and American Republicans should take a cue from their approach.
Op-Ed Contributor: Has Conceptual Art Jumped the Shark Tank?
To see why works of conceptual art have an inherent investment risk, we must look back at the whole history of art, including art?s most ancient prehistory.
36 Hours in Richmond, Va.
The city is strutting with confidence, moving beyond its Civil War legacy and emerging as a new player on the Southern art and culinary scene.
Op-Ed Columnist: A Hatchet Job So Bad It?s Good
The report released by the lobbying organization America?s Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP, was dismissed by experts as a hatchet job, but it may have led to a better bill.
Rethinking the Older Woman-Younger Man Relationship
Courteney Cox and Nick Zano in the ABC show ?Cougar Town.?Behind the unleashing of cougars in pop culture is what a growing number of sociologists say is a real demographic shift.
Op-Ed Contributor: Wall Street Smarts
A theory about why the financial system nearly collapsed seemed too simple to be true, but it was hard to find any flaws in it.
The Other Nova Scotia: Where Pirates Prowled and Haddock Roam
The less-storied shore of Nova Scotia has a rocky coastline, fishing villages and colorful towns. (Ask about the U.F.O.)
Small-Business Guide: Real-Life Lessons in Using Google AdWords
Keyword-driven ads can be an inexpensive way for entrepreneurs to publicize their products, but planning is everything.
Libraries and Readers Wade Into Digital Lending
Electronic book borrowing is a convenient way for libraries to remain relevant, but publishers are worried.
When the Icing on the Cake Spells Disaster
Cake Wrecks, a blog and book, chronicles edible errors.Cake Wrecks, the popular blog and new book of the same name, celebrates the folly of professional confections gone horribly, horribly wrong.
Monk?s Moods
This superbly textured, compassionate biography of Thelonious Monk charts his triumphs and his struggles, his roots and his artistic vision.
Patient Money: Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze
Paul Gada, left, Allsup's personal financial planning director, worked with Joan and Don Thompson in Belleville, Ill.Medicare offers many coverage choices, but the selections made when enrolling could save you money in the long run.
In Hawaii?s Health System, Lessons for Lawmakers
The state has had success over 35 years of requiring employers to provide health care benefits.
Editorial: 10,000: Then and Now
As the Dow passed the 10,000 milestone again, it was impossible to ignore the yawning chasm between the index?s performance and the dismal state of the American economy.
College Station Journal: At A&M, a Dance of Decorum for Obama Visit
Amid protests by conservatives over the president?s visit for a campus forum with the first President Bush, Mr. Bush appealed to Aggie pride and called for renouncing politics.
Even as Fares Creep Up, Airlines Tack on Fees, Too
Trying to raise extra money, carriers are charging for booking seats in advance, flying during some holiday periods and even for checking bags at the airport.
Op-Ed Columnist: Democrats and Schools
Education reform is the central front in the war on poverty, the civil rights issue of our time.
Radiation Overdoses Point Up Dangers of CT Scans
DON L. STOCKETT, a lawyer representing the family of the child, Jacoby Roth.At a time when Americans receive far more diagnostic radiation than ever before, the cases underscore the risks posed by a diagnostic tool when used incorrectly.
Las Gaviotas Journal: An Isolated Village Finds the Energy to Keep Going
Visitors to a remote village in Colombia can get a glimpse into a four-decade experiment to alter civilization?s dependence on finite fossil fuels and industrial agriculture.
Balloon Ran Away, but Boy, 6, Never Left Home
A Colorado youngster hid in the attic after a homemade aircraft got loose and drifted 60 miles, setting off an unneeded rescue effort.
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