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...knee-jerk reactions: on the right, saying that this [is a way of saying] that the origins of this nation aren't Christian, or some kind of politically correct glorifying of savages; and on the left, saying that I am trashing them by saying they are violent, and not perfect stewards of nature. In fact, Indians were human beings, just like anybody else. Like anybody else, they did some absolutely amazing stuff, and some stuff that makes you roll your eyes...
...that sounds like a perfect retirement gig, caretakers are quick to point out that it's not all bucolic bliss. "Some property owners want servants, not caretakers," says Keith Cliver, 53, who with his wife Emily Moddelmog, 37, currently caretakes at the Oasis, a bird sanctuary in a former pecan orchard in Benson, Ariz. "We worked at an estate in Las Vegas where the owner eventually got rid of all the help and wanted the two of us to do everything 24/7." They quit shortly thereafter...
...Matthew Cooper's account of what he told the grand jury investigating the leak of the identity of cia officer Plame [July 25] increased my level of trust in journalists several notches above its usual place - that is, below used-car salesmen. Cooper admitted that he couldn't make perfect sense of some of his notes, didn't have infallible recall and didn't know all the legal ramifications of everything that happened. He actually seems to think that he can be a little like the rest of us and still be a reporter. He provided a glimmer of what...
...PERFECT MATCH...
...thought I knew what I was getting into. Cambridge Adventure Day Camp—whose mission is to provide a camp experience for inner-city kids—fit exactly what I was looking for in a summer job. Camp seemed like the perfect outlet for my childlike enthusiasm and “Multimedia Madness Specialist” had a nice ring to it—perfect for that résumé next to my transcript declaring “Magic of Numbers.” It was also a fitting title for an English concentrator who spends much...