The paper of Sept. 11 was not without its alarms. On Page One, an ominous “refer” (pronounced reefer) to an article inside the paper: Palestinian snipers had killed two Israelis, bringing a retaliatory shelling by Israeli tanks. On A3: A suicide bomber had killed two police officers in Istanbul.

I characterize it as the Tinkerbell Approach to policy development: It might work if all the children would just believe hard enough and clap their hands

Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

At the altar she was kneeling With her arms acrosswise folded.