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Newman joined about 20 Habitat for Humanity vol unteers Mon day on a house-build ing project in a rundown neighbor hood. New man, who broke a bone in his left hand in a car accident last month, used his right hand to wield a saw. “I'm kind of limited in what I can do," he said. Nevertheless, Newman said he was pleased to help — and happy to draw attention to the project. “The press does have a tenden cy to focus on the rotten things that are happening, and it's nice that they're here for this," he said. Newman Thompson works hard to stay in top shape NEW YORK (AP) — A top-rated TV series keeps Lea Thompson on her toes figuratively. But the former dancer says it's hard to stay fit now that she doesn't spend time on her toes literally. “I have to work on my saddle bags more than ever before," she said in Fitness magazine's April is sue. “I get crazy over them because as a dancer I never had to think about that." The star of NBC's Caroline in the City gained 55 pounds while pregnant with her second child, Zoey, who is now a year old. She shed the excess with aerobics, sen sible eating and patience. To stay trim and cope with the demands of two children and a show in the Top 5, she walks a mile and a half, three times a week, while pushing 25-pound Zoey in her stroller. "It's a killer walk," Thompson said. "That's how I really stay fit, because it's up and down hills." Ii ‘met her, but .1 never thought she’d belong to me” — Harry Con- nick, Jr. I used to spend my evenings dri ving around Alex Walters Columnist Dallas with my brothers, listen ing to the song, “She Belongs To Me,” and wondering if anyone ever, would. Since those days, I’ve discov ered that the substance of life is passion. When I’m at work writing columns, I often find myself searching frantically for a thesaurus with the meek hope that I won’t wear the word out with overuse. I’m fanatic about my faith in God, poetry, theater, Ireland, mu sic, football. The Simpsons, etc. Of these passions, the most pure and intense, is love. 1 may seem to be a harsh, brutal per son at first glance, but given enough time, tenderness will somehow wiggle free of that se vere shell. But, without someone to drench with that kind of fervor, each day is spent like a gerbil on a treadmill. That’s where she comes in. I met her, but I never thought I’d marry her. I espe cially never expected to find my self haunted by her. But I am. After a time with her, I real ized that I had come to the crossroads, and like Robert Johnson said, “I went to the crossroads and fell down on my knees ... asked the Lord above, help poor Bob if you please.” I realized that, I would either love her forever, or be indifferent for just as long. That decision was made forme last fall when I played Giles Corey in a production of Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. In the play, Giles’ wife is taken from his home and tried and hung for the crime of witchcraft. After the show was over, I re alized that each time I stood on stage and dealt with these emo tions, it was my beloved’s face that I saw. That’s when I knew she was for me. The wonder and beauty of it all left me exhaust ed and refreshed. As for why I feel the need to be married now, while I’m still in college, it’s really a matter of priorities. Self-serving, shallow goals can never satisfy me. The busi ness of education is meaningless — I won’t live for a college de gree or the job I hope to get af terwards. I will live for the thrill of life and the things that give me joy. So I must be real and worth while. I’ve found her — the object of my passions. And it wasn’t be cause of my searching or because of my well-polished personality, but because the Lord offered me a ride at the crossroads. tame by sea in a dri on a norther tanks, missiles anc iers overpowered t Actually, both i uanese army, and 'oreign reporters would be ready fo ifMonday, there \ night come. China was suppc war games Monday ing Taiwanese islai intimidation in ad’ iential elections. Hundreds of is newspaper said trc jive positions on th< But Taiwan’s Di y there was no : xssibly because of Alex Walters is a junior theater arts and journalism major. Mr. Holland's Opus source of Dreyfuss' '90s comeback Director Waters cast Hearst in second film NEW YORK (AP) — Patty Hearst's life has been stranger than fiction, and now it's inspir ing some. The heiress- hostage-actress has been cast by quirky film maker John Waters in his next movie, the two told the Daily News. Waters, a self-described trial junkie, at- tended Hearst's trial on charges of robbing a bank while a hostage of the Symbionese Liberation Army and has said he has a shelf full of books about her. He gave her a small part in his film Serial Mom as an unseason ably shod juror. The new movie is about a filmmaker from Baltimore — like Waters — who kidnaps his lead ing lady. Hearst Sex Pistols plans tour to make extra money LONDON (AP) — The Sex Pis tols are back, and this time it's not anarchy that drives them — it's money. The seminal punk-rock band formed 21 years ago and released a few singles starting with "Anarchy in the U.K." before disintegrating within a few years. Its members had little solo suc cess, and bassist Sid Vicious died of a drug overdose in 1979 while awaiting trial on charges of murder ing his girlfriend. Now the original lineup plans to tour Europe, the United States and Asia. “We have found a common cause, and it's your money," lead singer John Lydon, again using his nom de punk of Johnny Rotten, said Monday. If the inspiration is different, the sneering attitude is the same: Rotten said the group plans no new materi al for the tour, and won't rehearse. The tour begins Feb. 21 in Finland. U.S. dates were not announced. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cyn ics claim thpt Hollywood savors the failures of stars as much as their successes, yet the town dearly loves a comeback. Thus the pleasure with the re-blos soming of Richard Dreyfuss. Not that he had suffered an eclipse such as John Travolta’s. Since his hit parts in ValTey <of the■ DoUs and The Graduate in 1967, Dreyfuss has worked almost steadily in movies, the ater and television. But he has never matched his three-way smash with Jaws, Close En counters of the Third Kind and The Goodbye Girl, for which he won the Academy Award for best actor in 1977. Mr. Holland’s Opus changed all that. The sentimental drama about a music teacher with dreams of being a serious com poser drew middling reviews, but it was embraced by moviego ers — $57 million in nine weeks and still climbing. The film also struck a note with members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci ences, who handed Dreyfuss his first best-actor nomination since The Goodbye Girl. Dreyfuss talked recently about Mr. Holland’s Opus and its unbridled success. “There are two elements. One is the experience of. being taught and teaching; the experience of being inspired by someone in your past is universal. I think Funei Dunblane l DUNBLANE, S( Ihey were bapti: went to schoo squirmed in church On Monday, E and Joanna Ross, kried together, f fiinman Thomg killed the pair, 1 mates, their teac himself in Britain em-day massacre. “I recall on £ Emma and Joann: {ether at the fron- around and chatt William Gilmour i neral, attended by that spilled over i yard and parking we tapped that element in our culture,” he said in explaining why the movie became a hit “The other thing is that we tapped the very present feeling that I think exists in everyone; A lot of people tell me it’sa baby boomer thing; that is, liv j ing a life that is dissatisfied thinking that the life you ve fed * is less than you hoped for. And then to dream of having the gift of people appreciating what you’ve done and who you are. “1 think that everybody was struck by that. We all go home at night and say, T cuddabeem contender, I cudda been this, cudda been that.’ We don’t ge that opportunity that he (Mr. Hoi land) gets at the end of the film,” Dreyfuss admitted that bf expected mixed reviews. Buttu believed that if people couldh induced to see the film, they would love it. He credited a se ries of sneak previews across the country for helping to stim- church in Bi near Dunblane. “The two consta mtdown as innoc in the evil terror their primary scho lay, which will hi Prim a ulate the word-of-mouth, whicl| bi remains the best kind of publi ity. “My life has always been life of ups and downs, hills am valleys. Professionally, I’vehai moments of the public’s centrs attention, and moments whei that goes away. Anyone says they can take the ups af 1 downs is lying! “But it doesn’t kill. It’s ter to be up than down. Hops fully, you can ride it out.” Caves: dangerous fun Continued from Page 3 to the landowner for having us on their land,” he said. “So we like to have something to give to them.” Lytton said climbing into a previously unexplored cave can present some danger to spelunk- ers, but the exchange of danger for adventure is an even trade. “The danger is fairly small and the rewards and adventure and new sights and the sheer thrill of seeing holy virgin territory is a far greater reward than the risk that was taken,” he said. Renner said because the cavers are the only people who frequently visit the caves, they take on the responsibility of mak ing sure the less-frequent visitors do not disturb the cave. “We pretty much watch mil the caves,” he said. “We just Hu 1 of take care of them.” Renner said his goal is toe' courage people to take care oftl* caves as they enjoy them. “Recreation caving is not sotf thing you want to promote, said. “You’re going into an that is very fragile, and you ba ! to be very careful with it.” Renner said these fragile p#' ets in the earth have someth) 1 to offer everyone. “There isn’t anybody who n’t enjoy finding something® (r or learning something new. said. “Caving gives youth 1 chance.” Floppy Joe's Computer Store FREE One Year Membership or with one 3 day rental, get one free. 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