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Columns April 9, 2008  RSS feed
IN THE BEGINNING
Waiting for Elijah
      Muhammad Ali was nothing. He was big and brown and buff and he scared the life out of most who would join him in the ring. "I don't get it," I said to Ali, after he invited me to spend a couple of days with him at his training camp in Deer Lake.
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SPORTS SPOT
The Grapefruit League games are sunny, relaxed
      Ever been scammed at the baseball park? At our last spring training game of the season in Jupiter, FLon Mar. 27, I tried to act like a "mensch" and almost ended up paying the price for it. My husband and I were standing in line for the least expensive seats in the bleachers.
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FAMILY TALK
Dolls aid families touched by cancer
      When a young mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the hardest things she may have to do is tell her young children about her disease and how it will affect the family. Kimmie Cares, an appealing doll that can serve as a valuable tool, was created by a young woman named Kim Goebel as she underwent treatment for her breast cancer.
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BOOK REVIEW
Tales of Turkey in the '40s
      YOUNG TURK by Moris Farhi.Arcade, $21, 391 pp. When you think you've read every aspect of Jews and World War II, another book presents itself with new insights.
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COOKING
Straight from Schelly's kitchen: New treats for Passover
      The foods of Passover inspire creativity where tradition and community custom allow. My mantra has always been: What can I do with matzah so it doesn't look like or taste like matzah? While old family traditions are necessarily part of holiday celebrations- and should never be forgotten- I certainly believe that there is room for new family traditions as well.
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SALLY'S WORLD
A little wedding advice for the Bush family
      "Never again!" I had said resoundingly. "Never again will we have a home wedding!" "Never!" our daughter Amy had said with equal conviction. "I'll never get married at home." We both knew about the incredible challenges of staging one of life's grandest events at a place designed for living, not for ceremonial occasions.
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