BASS, Charles Foster, (son of Perkins Bass), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 8, 1952; graduated from Holderness School, Plymouth, N.H., 1970…
U.S. congresswoman, senatorBorn: 1947Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Snowe has been a U.S. senator from Maine since 1995. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Olympia Jean Bouchles earned a B.A. in…
Senate Years of Service: 1995-Party: RepublicanSNOWE, Olympia Jean, a Senator and a Representative from Maine; born Olympia Jean Boucles, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 21, 1947;…
Senate Years of Service: 1997-Party: RepublicanCOLLINS, Susan Margaret, a Senator from Maine; born in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, December 7, 1952; graduated from St. Lawrence University…
Hepatitis G: The New Virus on the BlockViral HepatitisIntroductionHepatitis A: Thriving in Unsanitary ConditionsHepatitis B: 300 Million Carriers and GrowingHepatitis C: The Silent KillerHepatitis G…
IntroductionWater-Borne Diseases: Cholera and DysenteryIntroductionCholera: Scourge of the PoorEpidemic Dysentery In This Section Major water-borne diseases Why water-borne disease primarily affects…
IntroductionMosquito and Tick-Borne DiseasesIntroductionYellow FeverDengueWest Nile EncephalitisRocky Mountain Spotted FeverLyme DiseaseMosquitoes serve as vectors, or carriers, of the malaria…
(Encyclopedia) Arnold, Eve, 1912–2012, American photographer, b. Philadelphia as Eve Cohen. She moved to New York City at 28, and soon was studying photography at the New School; during this period…
(Encyclopedia) Giraudoux, JeanGiraudoux, JeanzhäN zhērōd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1882–1944, French novelist and dramatist. He was a prolific writer and combined his literary work with a long and…
