Search for Companion Led to Whitey Bulger’s Arrest
For more than a decade, the fugitive gangster James (Whitey) Bulger and his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, lived a quiet life in California under assumed names. So I have heard. I still wonder how he paid his bills.Ok, he had a million dollar flit fund. How big is that in hundreds . . .One hundred bills is about half an inch thick. One small suitcase. a stack five feet high.-
The Saga of Sister Kiki
A sordid tale of a teenage girl trapped by the allure of virtual celebrity raises important questions about where we’re seeking fulfillment.John Steinbeck wrote a novel, East of Eden. This is not a new phenomenon and should not shock. We manage these incidents as best we can. The children have to learn that on line is the same as the town square on the courthouse steps. No that is too antique. On line is the same as prime time television.I remember. No one else does. Our contemporaries will be so shocked. -
Why Women Have an Advantage in Technology
Audrey MacLean describes herself as an accidental technologist, an accidental entrepreneur, and an accidental investor. But at the age of eight, she made at least one plan: She would earn a college scholarship. Ms. MacLean, 59, executed that plan&...She has a good attitude. I wonder about her commitment to IT. It is such a small part of the game. -
Tyson Food Agrees It Made Illegal Payments, but No One Was Charged
In his debut column for The Times, James B. Stewart writes about the Tyson Foods bribery case, in which no one at the company was charged despite its admission to making illegal payments to veterinarians in Mexico.Never plead guilty. Prosecutors have access to deep pockets.There is little desire for another scandal. The others would clean up their acts. -
Positive Disruption
Rather than troops levels, let's look at cellphone penetration in Afghanistan.Faith book or face book?Literacy is required for communication. A common language helps.Much of that world is monolingual and illiterate or nearly so.If all one reads is Missal, Bible, Koran or Torah how much mutual comprehension can there be? -
Expert on Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Struggle
Marsha M. Linehan works with seriously suicidal people, having faced the same struggles when she was younger."Finally, the therapist elicits a commitment from the patient to change his or her behavior, a verbal pledge in exchange for a chance to live: “Therapy does not work for people who are dead” is one way she puts it." Close enough to my: The dead do not get to play.The world could be very different if Otto Von Bismark had been less effective. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck -
Consensus Reached on Religious Exemptions in Gay Marriage Bill
ALBANY — The Cuomo administration and legislative leaders have reached agreement on language to protect religious institutions from obligations to recognize same-sex marriage, two people involved in the negotiations said on Friday afternoon, poten...The bill passed. The fights continue. -
The Family Photographs of Gordon Heisler
The small, rectangular aluminum cases stored in my mother’s basement had been beckoning me for years. I knew their contents: flood-damaged Kodachrome slides taken by my father, Gordon Heisler. But what I didn’t know, or wasn’t prepared to know un...The photo collection has been culled several times. My mother claimed it as her memories and tossed most of it. There is a large pile of unprinted negatives that she did not find.You also have an accumulation perhaps of more than one generation. -
Sit Up Straight to Avoid Back Problems
Get up and stretch or do exercises to strengthen your abdominal muscles, or attend classes, which will help your posture.Known and understood. Chair design is a subject.
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Peter Falk, ‘Columbo’ Actor, Dies at 83
Mr. Falk, known for his signature role on television, had a wide-ranging career in comedy and drama in film and onstage. -
New York State Senate to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage
The State Senate will vote on a gay-marriage bill, a top senator said, setting the stage for a final decision on the most closely watched issue facing the Legislature. -
Same-Sex Marriage Is a Mixed Blessing
We shouldn’t have to have a wedding to affirm a loving relationship or secure health benefits. -
Cellphone Offers Clues of Bin Laden’s Pakistan Ties
Osama bin Laden used the militant group Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen, which has links to Pakistani intelligence, as part of his support network. -
Generation Facebook
Worried about what kind of citizens today’s Facebooking teens will turn out to be? Maybe you don’t need to.Technology is hardware. The kids use the manual. -
Republicans’ Temper Tantrum
Republican hard-liners walk out of the debt talks, bringing the nation closer to a credit crisis.This was written. -
In Portland, a Boisterous Army of Fans Embraces Its Soccer Team
Portland’s new team in Major League Soccer, the Timbers, is replicating some of the trappings of its European counterparts and finding success in the Pacific Northwest.It is as close to the ocean as anyone wants to be. -
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
A reporter talks about his illegal American dream.He did not want to marry to circumvent the INS. -
Asian New Yorkers Seek Power to Match Their Surging Numbers
Census figures in April showed one million Asian New Yorkers, a milestone that has become a rallying cry.A very good thing I like the food.- Researchers say yes.
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Peter Falk, ‘Columbo’ Actor, Dies at 83
Mr. Falk, known for his signature role on television, had a wide-ranging career in comedy and drama in film and onstage.Alzheimer's. -
New York State Senate to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage
The State Senate will vote on a gay-marriage bill, a top senator said, setting the stage for a final decision on the most closely watched issue facing the Legislature.passed. -
Same-Sex Marriage Is a Mixed Blessing
We shouldn’t have to have a wedding to affirm a loving relationship or secure health benefits.Insurance companies decide. The words help. -
Cellphone Offers Clues of Bin Laden’s Pakistan Ties
Osama bin Laden used the militant group Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen, which has links to Pakistani intelligence, as part of his support network.We are all guessing. -
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How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect
In addition to assorted bad breaks and pleasant surprises, opportunities and insults, life serves up the occasional pink unicorn. The three-dollar bill; the nun with a beard; the sentence, to borrow from the Lewis Carroll poem, that gyres and gimb...The brain is just a sidelight to the relation between confusion and learning.
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Generation Facebook
Worried about what kind of citizens today’s Facebooking teens will turn out to be? Maybe you don’t need to.Technology is hardware. This is all the manual. -
Republicans’ Temper Tantrum
Republican hard-liners walk out of the debt talks, bringing the nation closer to a credit crisis.The decisions were all made long ago. -
In Portland, a Boisterous Army of Fans Embraces Its Soccer Team
Portland’s new team in Major League Soccer, the Timbers, is replicating some of the trappings of its European counterparts and finding success in the Pacific Northwest.It is no sillier sport than others.Riding to hounds could be a better choice. -
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
A reporter talks about his illegal American dream.He did not want to marry to avoid the INS rules. -
Asian New Yorkers Seek Power to Match Their Surging Numbers
Census figures in April showed one million Asian New Yorkers, a milestone that has become a rallying cry.It's a good thing I like the food. I find the collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art very informative.
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Scholars Discuss Weiner’s Behavior
Did the same attributes that propelled Anthony Weiner to a successful political career also contribute to his downfall? Some researchers say yes.
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Peter Falk, ‘Columbo’ Actor, Dies at 83
Mr. Falk, known for his signature role on television, had a wide-ranging career in comedy and drama in film and onstage.I have missed his presence as much as I am going to. His body only took up space. -
New York State Senate to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage
The State Senate will vote on a gay-marriage bill, a top senator said, setting the stage for a final decision on the most closely watched issue facing the Legislature.The vote passed. -
Same-Sex Marriage Is a Mixed Blessing
We shouldn’t have to have a wedding to affirm a loving relationship or secure health benefits.It is really a matter of getting the insurance companies permission.That will be no easier or harder than it was. It well may be easier. -
Cellphone Offers Clues of Bin Laden’s Pakistan Ties
Osama bin Laden used the militant group Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen, which has links to Pakistani intelligence, as part of his support network.There is little legal proof of anything.These things are secrets and remain secrets. We guess as well as we can. -
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How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect
In addition to assorted bad breaks and pleasant surprises, opportunities and insults, life serves up the occasional pink unicorn. The three-dollar bill; the nun with a beard; the sentence, to borrow from the Lewis Carroll poem, that gyres and gimb...The activity of the anterior cingulate cortex has nothing to do with this story. It is a paragraph of its own. Mildly interesting to know but not germane to how problem consideration enhances learning.
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Generation Facebook
Worried about what kind of citizens today’s Facebooking teens will turn out to be? Maybe you don’t need to.It is all a fashion accessory to the children.The hardware is the technology.The software is just the manual. It really is an anything box.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec -
Republicans’ Temper Tantrum
Republican hard-liners walk out of the debt talks, bringing the nation closer to a credit crisis.The Republicans will walk away.Paul Krugman gets it right:http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/phony-deficit-hawks/ -
In Portland, a Boisterous Army of Fans Embraces Its Soccer Team
Portland’s new team in Major League Soccer, the Timbers, is replicating some of the trappings of its European counterparts and finding success in the Pacific Northwest.The place grows grass well and is snow free. Portland is as near the ocean as anyone wanted to build. Astoria is a cold wet place. -
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
A reporter talks about his illegal American dream.I caught most of a radio interview. (Terry Gross)He does not want to take the easy way past the I.N.S. -
Asian New Yorkers Seek Power to Match Their Surging Numbers
Census figures in April showed one million Asian New Yorkers, a milestone that has become a rallying cry.
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Scholars Discuss Weiner’s Behavior
Did the same attributes that propelled Anthony Weiner to a successful political career also contribute to his downfall? Some researchers say yes.I cant respond to what I cant see. Yes. Yes, constantly.
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