Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Democrat, said part of the reason he left the Republican Party last week was disillusionment with its healthcare priorities, and suggested that had the Republicans taken a more moderate track, Jack Kemp may have won his battle with cancer. Washington Times
The eighth-grade boy held out his wrists for teacher Carlos Polanco to see. He had just explained.why he had been absent: He had been in the hospital after an attempt at suicide. Polanco looked at the cuts and said they “were weak,” according to witness accounts in documents filed with the state. “Carve deeper next time,” he was said to have told the boy. – LA Times
As she rode her motorcycle in the Lake Zurich area Saturday afternoon, Anita Zaffke stopped for a yellow light. The motorist behind her didn’t, police said, because she was painting her fingernails. Daily Herald (Chicago)