From the WSJ Opinion Archives
Tony & Tacky
MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER: Family is at the center of Orthodox Jewish life. But in New York recently, concerned Jews turned out for the third Shidduch Emergency Conference to address a growing crisis: the difficulty many Orthodox Jews have finding a mate these days. Opinions differ on the causes. But Becky Braun, a widow with four daughters who is looking for a husband, says experience has taught her that even the available Mr. Rights sometimes have commitment issues. "The divorced people never stop hating their wives," she told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, "and the widowed people never stopped loving their wives."
SPREADING THE WEALTH: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that some local motorists were hit by unexpected flurries Wednesday. But it wasn't snow. Police say that after a gun-toting Deanna L. Keith robbed a Wells Fargo Bank, she started throwing the loot out the window as she led officers on a high-speed chase that ultimately ended with her capture. Officer Jesse Hernandez said that one of the pursuing cops was surprised when he smacked into a bundle of cash. "It kind of exploded like a bird hitting his windshield and feathers going everywhere," he told the paper.
