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Chiles began earning that kind of goodwill back in 1970, when he campaigned for the U.S. Senate by walking the length of Florida, shaking hands and swapping stories for more than 1,000 miles on his way to victory. Citing "burnout," Chiles retired from the Senate and politics in 1988. Yet when he quick-started his campaign for Governor in April, Chiles' enduring popularity made him the instant favorite to clobber Congressman Bill Nelson in the Sept. 4 Democratic primary, and to oust Martinez in November...
PRESTON STURGES: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DREAMER (PBS, July 2, 9 p.m. on most stations). Hollywood's brilliant burnout, who created a string of comedy classics in the 1940s, then faded into oblivion, is profiled in the first American Masters segment of the summer. If only for the wonderful clips, a don't-miss...
...year-olds are playing now with net worths around $15 million to $20 million. It's natural their desire will drop." Billie Jean King, who competed at Wimbledon until age 39, partly because the big-money days came along late in her career, agrees about the prevalence of burnout: "Graf has lost her intensity, and emotionally she's not there. Becker seems to be just going through the motions. Edberg...
...cured tomorrow, nor will the population cease to age. Drugs will continue to kill, as will people who use them. When the doctors and nurses who devote themselves to saving lives on the edge are also asked to be baby-sitters, bodyguards, street fighters and traffic cops, the burnout rate will only increase. And the last thing that a grievously wounded or ailing person needs to think about in a speeding ambulance is whether the hospital doors will be open when it arrives. Until the emergency room is made safe for emergencies, no one will be safe...
...world cannot suffer from environmental burnout. We cannot think of Earth Day as an end unto itself--an "event"--because events come to an end. And the message that Earth Day brings must not come...