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...secular humanists find a way to hold the dark at bay. Captain Midlife knows of an elementary school that takes the separation of church and state so seriously, the only holiday it celebrates is the winter solstice. The children sing solstice songs ("Joy to the world, the sun has sunk"?). All in the name of pitting one extreme against the other. Pumping like a bellows, Captain Midlife adds his fine, rich baritone (still pretty fine, pretty rich, don't you think?) to carolers rocketing their voices up, up into the stars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Captain Midlife Faces Christmas | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

Harvard's endowment sunk from more than $4 billion to $3.85 billion in the October stock market crash, but fell at a rate far less than the market overall, according to figures to be released today in the University's annual financial report...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Endowment Falls 7%, Hits $3.85B in Crash | 12/11/1987 | See Source »

...Crimson's two wins, Dodson has shot 7-for-12 from the field (58.3 percent) and Evers has shot 8-for-14 (57 percent). But in the Crimson's two defeats, Dodson is only 3-for-15 (20 percent), while Evers has sunk just four of his 16 attempts (25 percent...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Up and Down Cagers Seek Equilibrium | 12/8/1987 | See Source »

Hayes, who sunk a trio of three-pointers and a free throw for 10 points, sits only three points away from the 1,000-point mark...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Cagers Smite Smith | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

...America. His stump speech is a stark sweet-and-sour concoction that warns audiences of inevitable economic decline because of surging foreign competition, yet promises a revitalized America. "I worry about an America where dreams don't come true," he tells Democrats in his earnest style. "Our country has sunk to a low, but we can make it great again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Portrait, Dick Gephardt:Young Man In a Hurry | 11/30/1987 | See Source »

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