Their Stories ... Continued
Some delighted in new starts, some struggled with false ones. Books were written, dances learned, and, for one family, there was a new home. Hundreds of stories crossed this Web site in 2001. We check back with a few of the year’s memorable subjects--from Kevin the slugger to Ernie the cat.
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For nine months, the girls at Metropolitan High, L.A.’
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Many would have given up, but not Kevin York of Temple City.
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The little white truck still rolls though Venice in the wee hours of the morning.
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Since Liza Bercovici started her inventive dance program for children from low-income families (“A Legacy in Motion,” June 27), everything and nothing has changed.
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An obscure Bible character named Jabez is duking it out with Tiger Woods at the top of bestseller book lists.
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Ernie the wandering cat may not be living in the White House, but at least he’s ensconced with a Republican.
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There were no book contracts for “winners” of this event, just a gold paper crown and cold beer for finishers who attended the Thank God It’s Over party in San Francisco--one of a dozen held worldwide.
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The first months of 2001 marked the end of the digital gold rush.
