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...recommendations of the majority. We cannot, however, presume to couch the events of this unfortunate incident in the context of any "old boy network," nor can we assume any particular motives on the parts of the doctors who wrote the recommendations. We prefer not to delve into the mystic realms of psychoanalysis, but rather to place blame for this outrage squarely on the institutions involved. It is debatable whether it is the duty of a doctor, called upon by a friend to offer a written evaluation of his medical abilities, to mention his colleague's criminal record. But that...

Author: By James S. Mcguire jr., | Title: Blame the Hospitals | 9/29/1981 | See Source »

...pleasant New Jersey towns. Harry Streep II was a pharmaceutical company executive, and his wife Mary Louise a commercial artist. The parents were "fond of us, to put it mildly; they thought we were the greatest thing ever born," says Meryl. The elder Streeps, now retired and living in Mystic, Conn., were forever taking Meryl and their two boys (Brother Dana, 28, is a bonds salesman who lives in New Jersey) to museums, the theater, the ballet and ball games. But Meryl had few friends, and as far as anyone knew only one asset, a "nice, light, coloratura voice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes Meryl Magic | 9/7/1981 | See Source »

...beat Jamieson is D'Ellis Kincanon, 25. Part Chickasaw Indian and wiry as a heather bush, Kincanon can tap stone all day on a pint of yogurt. His face is ecstatic, like a Sufi mystic's, as he finishes off a pier stone. "Everything works in sacred harmony," he says, but adds that he has never worked under such competitive conditions. "Already we're doing senior apprentice work. Bambridge is pushing us for all we are worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York: Mortar and the Cathedral | 5/25/1981 | See Source »

...song, but at other times, the musical myth diffuses not only the present world of the characters but the plot of the novel as well. The Biblical allegories and the legendsare themselves so radiant that they divert the reader from the much flatter characters who sift through this mystic past. Time becomes a very confusing element with dead characters too closely blended to living ones, adding incoherence to the work...

Author: By Eve M. Troutt, | Title: Ghosts in Black | 4/14/1981 | See Source »

Other local runners and athletic equipment salesmen mention the banks of the Charles River and the path around Mystic Lake as some of the most popular jogging courses, but it's hard to argue with O'Neil's logic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jogging: A Tradition, A Passion, In Cambridge | 4/14/1981 | See Source »

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