Word: chickasaw
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...early Spanish explorers of the Americas once called the creature amigo del cristiano, friend of the Christian--an odd name for a lion. That beneficent image was probably owing to Native American beliefs in the beast's role in maintaining harmony between heaven and humankind. The Chickasaw called the feline "the cat of God." And for centuries, puma concolor (a.k.a. mountain lion, cougar, panther, catamount) avoided people. It was an elusive presence: a tail vanishing into the bush, a distant snarl, the rare but startling...
...change, the day after their amendment was defeated in a close vote. They used the announcement by Campbell -- a 61-year-old who sports a ponytail and rides a motorcycle -- to celebrate GOP diversity. Senate Majority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.) pointed out that his great-grandmother was a Chickasaw Indian. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) wore a beaded Navajo tie. Democrats suggested Campbell should quit the Senate and submit himself to a special election to find out how voters feel about his switch. TIME congressional correspondent Karen Tumulty said Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle's staff was surprised...
...Chickasaw Gardens--Where Lamar and Kay Quin live. In real life, the house belongs to the Dobbs', who own several car dealerships. Chickasaw Gardens has quiet, tree-lined streets, ever-present trees, lots of children, large and usually beautiful houses and a lake, complete with ducks. It also has an annoying entrance gate, a moderate but persistent crime problem and a wildly skewed racial balance (until a few years ago, all the 200 plus families in the Gardens were white). Yes, this is my neighborhood. It's got its ups and downs...
East Memphis--Where Mitch and Abby live. Take the Chickasaw Gardens definition, enlarge the area in question, add several more gates and more money and you've got the picture. But it's better than Germantown, where speeding, shabbiness and poor exterior decorating are reported to be punishable by death...
...beat Jamieson is D'Ellis Kincanon, 25. Part Chickasaw Indian and wiry as a heather bush, Kincanon can tap stone all day on a pint of yogurt. His face is ecstatic, like a Sufi mystic's, as he finishes off a pier stone. "Everything works in sacred harmony," he says, but adds that he has never worked under such competitive conditions. "Already we're doing senior apprentice work. Bambridge is pushing us for all we are worth...