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Bicyclists travel with traffic down Broadway Street in Portland, Ore., Thursday, July 10, 2008. Portland's reputation as a bike-friendly city had a flat this week when a cyclist and a motorist got into a fight. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Bicyclists travel with traffic down Broadway Street in Portland, Ore., Thursday, July 10, 2008. Portland's reputation as a bike-friendly city had a flat this week when a cyclist and a motorist got into a fight. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Bike Safety Hits Close to Home

I am waiting for my husband to ask me quietly whether I might reconsider biking to work, something I have been doing for about three years. After the July 8 death of a 22-year-old cyclist in our Dupont Circle neighborhood, I wonder when his "Be careful getting to work this morning" will turn into...


Learning From Olympians

It was probably no surprise to the Limas household in Chicago that daughter Arlene grew up to be a fighter.


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