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Bride Dies In Husband's Arms During Dance
Fellow teachers provided the wedding gown, the flowers and decorations. One of them, an ordained minister, performed the ceremony. As the minister friend put it, the wedding "was perfect for her." As for her husband, he consoles himself by reading a list of "101 Reasons Why I Love You" she gave him their first Christmas together. No. 98 is especially difficult: "You're the one I want to grow old with." .
Counting Bones With Nina Nastasia
The mirror behind the Mohawks inside stage produces an oddly unsettling effect. The frosted glass reflects another world, one paralleling its own wood and brick reality. The audience stares dumbed upon themselves, and the performer is left naked and open in the hindsight. Seated before the full room with only her acoustic guitar Wednesday night, it seemed an appropriate environment for Nina Nastasia.
The New Yorkers songs have always exposed an unnerving intimacy, her powerful voice confidently pitching high and whispering soft in a confessional paradoxically strengthened in her own insecurities. Yet there was also an easy reciprocation from the crowd, who seemed largely her friends, in the discarding of hard stances, the following of her intimations through the looking glass.
Cody Rosen-Stone, Owings Mills, wrestling
Nominate athletes The Sun has set up a phone line for Athlete of the Week nominations. From Friday night until Sunday at 6 p.m., coaches can call 410-332-6801 to nominate athletes. Please provide name, school, class, sport, position, team results and the athlete's accomplishments for the week, with statistics by game, and other supporting information. Coaches also should provide a number where they can be reached Sunday night. .
Acne and Rosacea Getting You Down? Laser, Light and Cosmetic Treatments Give Patients a Much-needed Boost
It is estimated that approximately 50 million people in the U.S. alone are affected by acne vulgaris, and another 14 million Americans experience the redness, flushing and pronounced blood vessels associated with rosacea. While there are no cures for these persistent skin conditions, dermatologists are broadening their treatment options. .
On a collision course with the NFL, Dave Pear is playing to win
Former NFL all-pro defensive lineman Dave Pear now must use a cane to help relieve the pain and pressure from severe spinal injuries he sustained on the gridiron. Although he is fighting the NFL's system of awarding disability benefits to former players, he proudly wears the Super Bowl ring he earned with the Oakland Raiders in 1981. Pear played college football at the University of Washington. .
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