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...have lost my faith in God," Kirk said. "I am feeling motherfucking pissed off because 10 years of work might be down the drain...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, George T. Hill, and Jal D. Mehta, S | Title: Currier Closet Fire Forces Late Evacuation | 4/12/1997 | See Source »

That's the kind of shooting performance it takes to beat the No. 4 team in the country. Gelman, Miller, Seanor, Brandt, Basil, even Black and Feaster, need to spot up and drain shots from downtown. They can't be tentative...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: Believe | 3/12/1997 | See Source »

...lengthy war of attrition over minor details between PBHA and the College, masked by a public appearance of calm, does not benefit either PBHA or non-PBHA programs and is a debilitating drain on everyone's resources...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Defending Our Foundations | 3/5/1997 | See Source »

...players are always sad after a loss, but this was extreme. It seemed like they felt that the loss jeopardized their plans to win the league, which would make the entire season meaningless. On Gilpin's long face, one could see four years of work going down the drain...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: A Perfect Finish | 3/3/1997 | See Source »

...frequently invoked in her pamphlets and speeches: "We have to live now. No one gets a second chance. There is no heaven and no hell ... You either make the best or the worst of what you have now, or there is nothing. Laugh at it. Hug it to you. Drain it. Build it. Have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHERE'S MADALYN? | 2/10/1997 | See Source »

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