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...young man growing up on a vast Montana ranch early in this century, Tristan is unduly influenced by One Stab (Gordon Tootoosis), the Native American who narrates the tale in movie Indianspeak -- stilted language with ( many references to nature ("It was in the moon of the red grass," he says solemnly when he wants to date something). Tristan takes to cutting out the hearts of fallen prey to free their spirit and develops a lifelong, mutually unhealthy relationship with a grizzly bear. He never fully escapes the call of the primitive, but at a certain point he does begin carrying...
...threatening development at a committee hearing -- his people call these sympathizers, describe the looming peril and offer to "patch" them directly through to a congressional office to voice their protest. "But only in their own words," stresses Bonner, mindful that congressional staffs are getting better at spotting pseudo-grass-roots ("Astroturf") lobbying. Bonner charges $350 to $500 per call generated...
With the growth of grass-roots deficit-reduction organizations like the Concord Coalition and Lead or Leave, citizens are learning more about entitlements and tax subsidies for the comfortable class. Some examples...
With such grass-roots pressure, and perhaps a bit battered by bad publicity and lawsuits, the AKC has lately shown some interest in promoting this kind of research itself. In October it sponsored its first-ever canine-genetics conference, where 25 leading researchers gave talks to an audience of some 150 veterinary scientists from around the world. And during the past month there have been discussions within the club about setting up a scientific advisory panel that would recommend research projects the club might support. If the ancient American Kennel Club is finally thinking of altering its culture, there...
...conclusion makes it obvious that they're not pretending, but even before that, we believe in them. Their energy is a curious mixture of childlike hyperactivity and a more adult sexual tension. They may begin a game of chasing each other through the forest and end lying in the grass, embracing each other in their knickers. Similarly, their beloved clay figurines, characters in Juliet's novel-in-progress about a royal family, have love affairs and illegitimate children...