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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prepared. Sure, ostensibly I have an ample cache of bankable practical skills--I can put together a mean PowerPoint presentation and can do basic arithmetic with the best of them. But when it comes to answering the really important questions--how to live and what to love--I'm afraid that my performance would fall in the bottom percentiles...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: An Argument for Moral Education | 11/5/1999 | See Source »

Micah T. Lewin '03, who attended the gathering, said of Beatty, "he's honest and not afraid to say what he believes...

Author: By Benjamin M. Grossman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Beatty Hints His Presidential Bid Unlikely | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...said that Cohen is interested in determining the truth, and is not afraid of uncovering information that will reflect poorly on the military...

Author: By Rachel V. Zabarkes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professor Will Study U.S. War Conduct | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...correspondent I felt safe except for the same things as everyone, such as falling off a cliff on the edge of a road," she said. "I was never afraid for my life in Bogota or traveling through the country and never received a threat. My accent protected me and gave me greater access...

Author: By Marla B. Kaplan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Panel Discusses Reporting in Colombia | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...fortitude to keep its cars in the garage? I think so. The last time I was there, literally hundreds of nearly life-size fiber-glass cows, each decorated by a different artist, were displayed on the sidewalks of Michigan Boulevard. Given the traditional cattle sensitivity of Midwestern boosters afraid of having their cities dismissed as cow towns, I told my hosts that a city in Illinois that festoons its most elegant shopping area with bovine creatures is not lacking in the self-confidence department...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's a Tall World, After All | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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