Middlesex Community College teacher Mara Casey in her office, Cambridge

Step Lightly or suffer a fall, that's a basic rule of life in the South End with the Washington street sidewalks covered with ice and slush. Quite a few persons have experienced the unpleasant sensation of taking a spill.

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Ashuelot Covered Bridge, Ashuelot, New Hampshire

The other day a magazine story told what had becomes of Amos Rusie, the great pitcher of the New York Giants back in the 90's. Here is how he looks today, in his Seattle home, as he washes and wipes the dishes and, all the time, looks at one of the baseballs with which he scored a victory.