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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course, some people are naturally conservative; they avoid taking a position whenever possible. They just don't believe in going out on a limb when they don't know the genus of the tree. For these people, the vague generality must be partially junked and replaced by the artful equivocation, or the art of talking around the point...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating the System | 8/14/1990 | See Source »

Despite mostly good news from Washington, the northern spotted owl is still out on a limb. Last week, only four days after the bird was declared a threatened species, the Bush Administration presented its plan to save the owl, preserve the ancient forest it inhabits in the Pacific Northwest and protect timber-industry jobs all at the same time. In fact, both environmentalists and loggers say, the plan does none of the above...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: No Peace for the Owl | 7/9/1990 | See Source »

...trivets, shield the men from the hot blades that would burn their flesh through their flannel shirts. Their pants legs are tattered so that if they are suddenly snagged, the material will tear rather than hold. They do not wear steel-tipped shoes for fear that if a massive limb falls on their feet, it may turn the metal down and sever their toes. Better that their toes be crushed than pinched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Owl vs Man | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

...Nesting in the cavity of a broken-topped fir, they scan for prey and ponder the rare two-legged observer far below. Their gentle mewing ! gives way to a distinctive four-note hoot: "who-who, who-who." The male drops down for a closer look and settles on a limb 15 ft. from BLM biologist Oliver. "They have no fear of man," he says. In his hand, Oliver hides a mouse. The moment he exposes it, dangling it by its tail, the mouse disappears in a blur of wings and razor-sharp talons. The owl has carried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Owl vs Man | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

Children are born, poets say, trailing clouds of glory. Theirs is a sheltered and blameless time, a sweet parenthesis between birth and responsibility. The young are expected to play, to learn, to feel life in every limb. They are not supposed to die. And they certainly are not supposed to kill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Child Warriors - Afghanistan - Northern Ireland - Burma - Los Angeles | 6/18/1990 | See Source »

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