The Laser Pointer Dilemma and a Confession
Bob Greene of the Chicago Tribune writes a reflective column about how handheld red dot laser pointers moved from business use to youth mischief. He recounts purchasing one, testing its reach, and a moment in a restaurant where a woman was briefly targeted, urging a ban and noting his own regret.
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Jordan names Abdullah as successor to Hussein in surprise move
After six months of cancer treatment, Hussein returns to Jordan to designate his eldest son Abdullah, 36, a career military officer, as successor over brother Hassan. Abdullah is pro Western and educated in England and the United States, and married to a Palestinian. Madeleine Albright endorsed the succession. The move raises questions of stability as Hussein’s 46 year rule nears end.
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Two memoirs celebrate women as fully human figures
Geneva Overholser reviews Battlegrounds of Memory by Clay Lewis and Heart of a Wife edited by Helen Apte. The books illuminate mothers grandmothers and wives as imperfect but deeply human, tracing their lives through duty desire and resilience across eras.
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