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...David Travis. Travis, a Vietnam "foxhole atheist" who had lost his God while under enemy attack, had initially regarded the American Atheists' pre-disappearance monetary woes as an occasion for solidarity: "It was like being outnumbered and under fire again, but by golly we were there," he says. This outlook was shaken in March 1995, when, in the course of his work, he encountered what seemed to him to be a New Zealand account bearing nearly $900,000. Travis was "extremely insulted" to discover the extra cash at a time when the organization was crying poor. After the O'Hairs...
Ozment says that some historians consider the outlook he has developed on the historical family overly "rosy," but he vigorously defends the legitimacy of his approach...
...what if he wants to win and be the best? His achieving the best has made a more interesting world for all of us, and he's still on his journey of life. My bet is that in the end he'll have social graces and a spiritual outlook as well. SHARON MIRTAHERI Germantown, Maryland...
Such anxiety about the future is the mark of a junior, his or her life not quite yet set, his or her outlook still ambitious. Exactly what is it that haunts the back of the mind about the professional status? Is it the qualified disdain offered by folks like Kevin Fitzpatrick, the fuck-it-all complexion of a contemplative existence? Why does the mundane existence lure the soul? Is it fear of failure or a desire for stability in the lack of motion? Can we ask for anything other than insecurity from a life-time of ladder-climbing? Is such...
Born in Spain and raised in Mexico, Domingo is conservative and internationalist in his outlook, and his agenda for the Washington Opera reflects his more conventional programming taste. In addition to the standard Italian and French fare the company has traditionally presented, he plans a foray into the German repertoire with new productions of Richard Strauss's operas as well as Wagner's Ring cycle, the calling card of major opera companies worldwide. "We chose him because he is a consummate musician," says Patricia L. Mossel, the company's executive director. "He knows voices. He is a very fine pianist...