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...believable, even if their settings are not, and King has the sharp visual acuity of a filmmaker as he shifts time and space to effect. His faults are few, but they're major: he is both overly cute and excessive. The latter is his undoing. He lacks the keen awareness that less is indeed more, pushing his hefty narratives far past the point of credence, and ultimately, enjoyment, as if a book had to weigh a lot to be good...

Author: By Zan Stewart, | Title: Firestarter | 11/18/1980 | See Source »

Rogers views her role as captain with a mixture of humility and keen insight: "As captain, I think it's better to be like everyone else. It's sometimes hard to relate to a superstar captain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Becky Rogers | 11/12/1980 | See Source »

...northern Virginia, it was $33,578. One of the reasons that the rest of the country begrudges these people their incomes is that the rest of the country is indirectly paying for them through increased taxes to an increasing Government. And of course the hangers-on have a keen interest in seeing the Government grow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Place to Hate and Love | 11/10/1980 | See Source »

...from a compact nuclear power pack, is ideally equipped to answer such questions. One of two identical ships en route to Saturn (its twin will reach it next August), the spacecraft carries eleven instruments, including two television cameras. During Voyager's swing by Jupiter in March 1979, these keen eyes sent back stunning closeups of the planet's turbulent atmosphere, detailed views of its moons and even a spectacular shot of a volcanic eruption on the Jovian satellite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Close Encounter with Saturn | 11/10/1980 | See Source »

Expungement is in demand because a criminal record can prevent a person from getting a job, admission to a school or financial credit. A record can also be psychologically haunting. Stephan Haimowitz, one of the manual's authors, says interest in expungement is keen among older people, "who seem to have an emotional desire to leave this world with an unblemished record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Fresh Start | 11/10/1980 | See Source »

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