"Survey Finds a Community in Anguish" (news article, Jan . 12 chronicles the devastating physical and psychological consequences of Sept. 11 for people living near ground zero.
In a written statement issued by an aide, he apologized to supporters, colleagues and friends, saying he had accepted the plea agreement "to spare my family and the community the anguish of lengthy proceedings".
"Our goal from the outset of these appalling revelations has been to spare the Miramonte community the anguish of a protracted trial, while at the same time being mindful of the financial consequences stemming from settlements.
"Our goal from the outset of these appalling revelations has been to spare the Miramonte community the anguish of a protracted trial, while at the same time being mindful of the financial consequences stemming from settlement," he said in a statement.
And we need to start talking about it because of the approximately 100 people in our country every day who feel so hopeless and helpless that they take their own lives, leaving families and communities in anguish.
Only an insider can speak about his community with honest anguish.
"It is my fervent hope that this action will spare this community the further anguish that a removal hearing would entail and allow the healing process to move forward".
Re "Africa's Gems: Warfare's Best Friend" (front page, April 6): The international diamond community views with anguish the suffering of civilians in war-torn regions of Africa, and views anyone dealing in illegal diamonds with disgust.
The town, State College, and the university community were in anguish, yet the student in the interview is irked by the public displays of guilt and redemption — such as a candlelight vigil for the victims held in place of the usual Friday-night pre-game pep rally and an extended prayer session on the playing field before the game on Saturday.
But what started as a diversion, a leisure activity to help fill my empty hours, became a kind of organizing principle, one that would guide my choices and ultimately bring me much more — strength, joy, anguish, understanding, community, disaster, even love — than I could have ever imagined.
