Word: raced
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...performance was highlighted by a third-place finish in the 1650 freestyle, the first individual race of the meet. From there, things got considerably tougher...
Maybe this slander of a SPORT that combines the incredible stamina required to race several kilometers on skis with the amazing ability to quiet one's nerves and 100+ pulse long enough to target shoot accurately arises from some insecurity about the reporter's own lethargic existence. I have never raced biathalon, but I have raced on cross-country skis and I have fired at targets many times. I for one have great respect for any athlete who can skillfully combine...
...This art should reflect | life in all its positive aspects (e.g., truth, justice, courage, liberty, etc.). It should engender feelings of well-being, hope, promise and such. It should not produce or reflect negative attitudes, political expressions, or feelings of futility. The art should respect sensitivities against sexual, sexist, race, ethnic or other related slurs . . . It should be forceful in style and manner; and be breathtaking in its beauty...
...Heartland vs. Harvard. Freckle-faced intensity vs. button-down ethnicity. Iowa-caucus king vs. home-turf favorite in this week's New Hampshire primary. Congressman Richard Gephardt vs. Governor Michael Dukakis in a battle to define the post-liberal soul of the Democratic Party. Last August, when the presidential race was still seven characters in search of an audience, they squared off in a debate over trade policy. One sentence from that half- forgotten practice round crystallizes the differences between these rival claimants. Dukakis turned to Gephardt and said, "You want a law, I want...
Once the Iowa results were in, New Hampshire quickly became the Avis primary: a bitter race for the No. 2 try-harder slot. With victory all but ceded to Dukakis, Simon embarked on a last-ditch struggle to dethrone Gephardt as the principal challenger. Gone was the Illinois Senator's reticence about direct attacks; already in debt, he borrowed $110,000 to pay for ads deriding ! Gephardt's weather-vane voting record. But Simon's scorched-earth tactics could in the end mostly benefit Dukakis and Gore, whose money and organizational strength will keep them well equipped for the march...