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...came out." American life seems uniquely capable of producing stories like hers--a loyal public servant who clings to her belief in the system until a betrayal of that faith makes it impossible to stay silent. Rowley, unable to sleep at 3 a.m. one night in early May, drove to the office and wrote the first draft of a memo. She spent a week fine-tuning it, setting it aside for days, anguishing and at times doubting whether she could go through with it. Summoning her courage last Tuesday, she at last fired off the 13-page letter ("from...
...runs across the plate. Hordon gave up consecutive singles to start the fifth, setting the stage for an RBI groundout by WAC Player of the Year Vincent Sinisi that gave Rice a three-run lead. But Hordon could not get another out. Two batters later pinch hitter Mike Lorsbach drove a curveball to deep right that gave Rice a 4-0 lead, and a sacrifice fly made the score 5-0 moments later...
Sophomore Trey Hendricks, a Houston native, drove in the Crimson’s first run with a hit to right. But Mann grounded into a double play and senior Josh San Salvador flied out to end the inning...
...road up the mountain was steep, but well maintained. Road crews were even in the process of paving over the gravel, in anticipation of more tourists. But before the throngs arrive, the government will need to post road signs. We drove for hours along unmarked roads. Just when it looked like we would have to be satisfied with views of mountain goats and sheer canyons, we spotted a solitary structure. The Al Jabal al-Akhdhar Hotel fed us a sumptuous Omani meal and sent us on our way with a detailed map of the area. Almost immediately we found...
...parody) and skin-deep attempts to bring science to the masses. Gould's essays were something else: witty, respectful of readers' intelligence, always finding a principle in a grain of sand and a law in a wildflower. That they were also a velvet glove for Gould's iron convictions drove many scientists crazy, but we all admired his explanatory gifts. My favorite essay was about Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. "DiMaggio activated the greatest and most unattainable dream of all humanity," Gould wrote, "the hope and chimera of all sages and shamans: he cheated death, at least...