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in Sunday Morning
by
Kimberly Dozier, 11 May 2008
Dozier was working in Iraq in May 2006 when she and her camera crew became victims of a car bomb. The crew, an Iraqi translator, and the captain they were following were all killed; she was critically injured. After several surgeries and physiotherapy, Dozier recovered fully. Her attitude makes clear that she's a true reporter, undaunted by circumstance. Determined to live the rest of her life without post-traumatic stress disorder, the therapy she used was talking it out and eventually writing a book. About PTSD she says, "It's not a life sentence." However, this "cure" may not be adequate for other sufferers.
Posted 10:50, 12 May 2008
This abstract was written by
Amber Curtis
and edited by Brijit.
in Sunday Morning
by
Serena Altschul, 11 May 2008
This piece promises "dish" from former girlfriends of two of rock's biggest legends. The biggest revelations? Dylan liked hamburgers, and Lennon had bad eyesight. And each looks back nostalgically on their fling. The ladies reveal so little, in fact, that it comes off like a paid ad for Suze Rotolo and May Pang's books about their high-profile relationships. Still any morsel of new information on these two superstars is better than going hungry -- and Lennon fans will likely find Pang's work more intriguing than Yoko's.
Posted 9:57, 12 May 2008
This abstract was written by
Katie Riegel
and edited by Brijit.
in Sunday Morning
by
Erin Moriarty, 4 May 2008
Last fall, a Maryland judge excluded fingerprint evidence from a murder trial, ruling it was "a subjective, untested, unverifiable identification procedure." Much of the controversy surrounding the practice derives from the case of Brandon Mayfield, an Oregon attorney accused of involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bombings after FBI examiners believed Mayfield's fingerprint matched a print at the crime scene. He was ultimately cleared when Spanish investigators determined the print was someone else's, but the case raised concerns about potential for false matches. Moriarty's article spotlights the case, but does little to examine the science of fingerprinting.
Posted 12:54, 5 May 2008
This abstract was written by
Jonathan Pinoli
and edited by Brijit.
in Sunday Morning
by
Thalia Assuras, 20 April 2008
A quick introduction to the impact of the full moon on culture and art throughout history, the first five minutes is best interpreted thusly: Go look at the full moon, and think about it. Following the introduction, Assuras breathes some life into the story by finding the modern equivalent of moon worship. Moonstruck author and hopeless romantic John Patrick Shanley, repudiating mounds of scientific proof to the contrary, explains how a full moon must physically influence the water-composed bodies of humans, like tides in the ocean, every 28.5 days. Interesting, except for the "proof" that the moon's gravitational pull is constant.
Posted 11:50, 22 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Jonathan Brehm
and edited by Brijit.
in Sunday Morning
by
Jerry Bowen, 20 April 2008
Low water levels along the banks of the Colorado are indicative of serious trouble ahead for the Southwest, says Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Experts agree that places like Las Vegas will have to consume 90 percent less water just to keep reservoirs high enough to keep power flowing out of Hoover Dam. Agriculture is the other main drain on the reservoirs, and groups like the avocado farmers in this report are suffering under forced restrictions. There are enough disturbing statistics in this report to argue, as Kennedy does, that the struggle over water will soon be a defining issue for this generation.
Posted 10:17, 21 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Jonathan Brehm
and edited by Brijit.
in Sunday Morning
by
Hari Sreenivasan, 20 April 2008
Sreenivasan assesses opposing viewpoints on the feds' recent raid of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Law enforcement simply seeks to protect children within the group while the members insist they were not at risk. During the provocative interviews, three female members of FLDS talk about arranged marriages for 8- and 9-year-old girls, an arrangement one scholar calls "pedophilia." Sreenivasan makes a poignant comparison of the raid to another that occurred in 1953 and the arrest and conviction of Warren Jeffs just two years ago. Those raids prove that once legal proceedings conclude, FLDS members will quickly return to the life with which they were comfortable.
Posted 10:03, 21 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Jonathan Pinoli
and edited by Brijit.
in Sunday Morning
by
David Edelstein, 6 April 2008
Edelstein says that the critically lauded Battlestar Galactica is not just for science fiction junkies, but he quickly outs himself as such a junkie, undermining his credibility. While the special effects are thrilling, the premise makes this series transcend sci-fi, he says. Galactica is an "existential epic" about displaced humans from a distant planet trying to create a new civilization in a hostile universe, facing civil liberties dilemmas and romantic side-dramas along the way. Though Edelstein is entertaining, his clear delight in sci-fi weakens his endorsement.
Posted 11:07, 7 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Jonathan Pinoli
and edited by Brijit.
in Sunday Morning
by
Bill Geist, 6 April 2008
Geist runs through some of the more absurd (and often abstract) collegiate mascots, such as the Georgetown Hoya and Stanford's Tree, before settling on the Fighting Artichokes of Scottsdale Community College as his favorite. The quotes from those at the college are much as you expect, with the college personnel defending the nickname despite its silliness. Unfortunately, there's not much past the obvious humor of a team of Fighting Artichokes, and many sports fans will have heard all the jokes before.
Posted 10:47, 7 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Bryan Fagan
and edited by Brijit.
in Sunday Morning
by
Sandra Hughes, 6 April 2008
Hughes profiles actress and singer Julie Andrews, who has just authored Home: A Memoir of My Early Years. Known worldwide as Mary Poppins or Maria von Trapp, Andrews has always portrayed pristine characters. Imagine Dame Andrews cursing -- as a penalty for swearing in front of her kids, she would write them a story. Hughes reveals other lesser known facts, such as Andrews' difficult childhood with a harassing stepfather, and being passed over in favor of Audrey Hepburn for the movie My Fair Lady. Her compelling stories prompt a further read of the memoir.
Posted 9:40, 7 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Adrienne Jenkins
and edited by Brijit.
in Sunday Morning
by
Nancy Giles, 30 March 2008
Forty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the effects of the prominent civil rights activist's career are well-known and wide-ranging, extending from advancement in social equality to the establishment and solidification of the doctrine of civil disobedience. Within this context, Giles' short and somewhat incoherent "look at what a young preacher packed into his 39 years" is disappointing, amounting to a portrait that's less about the man and more about the observer.
Posted 10:31, 1 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Will Russell
and edited by Brijit.