the school in yarmouth that year had a low opt-out rate � 2 percent, the superintendent said � so there was a cap on the amount of disruption an illness could cause..

later, after robert and other family members said their final goodbyes, hospital workers started wheeling helen out of the room..

there was a psychological toll, too. olczyk felt he was letting down his family and friends, letting down nbc and letting down the blackhawks, for whom he regularly broadcasts games..

over the years, i�ve talked to reporters who are solidly addicted to obfuscations. like any addict, they have an army of excuses to rationalize their behavior...