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When the same thing happened a few meets later at the Greater Boston Championships, Rogers recalls former harrier captain Sarah Linsley advising her at the finish line to swallow her disappointment and become a strong, enthusiastic captain despite her personal performances. Linsley's words were apparently not taken in vain, for Rogers has been running more relaxed, faster races ever since, and her ability as a team leader is beyond dispute...
...progressivism should never be abandoned. Those principles are not served, however, by voting for a third-party candidate who stands no chance of winning the presidency. Such misdirected idealism can only help put Ronald Reagan into the White House. Difficult as it may be for some liberals to swallow the idea of four more years of Jimmy Carter, he is infinitely preferable to Reagan and should be re-elected...
...slowly end over end. A woman floats by waving to you as she opens her parachute. You look up and all the passengers are opening parachutes. You look down and suddenly the earth seems very close. You don't have a parachute. You wait helplessly for the ground to swallow...
...progressivism should never be abandoned. Those principles are not served, however, by voting for a third-party candidate who stands no chance of winning the presidency. Such misdirected idealism can only help put Ronald Reagan into the White House. Difficult as it may be for some liberals to swallow the idea of four more years of Jimmy Carter, he is infinitely preferable to Reagan and should be re-elected...
...Tiger coach who predicted a one-two Princeton finish, and the Eli coach who figuared on at least two of the top four finishers wearing blue, there were some bitter words to swallow. For Harvard there was only the sweet taste of victory, all the sweeter because it was unexpected...