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Kenneth Y. Tomlinson's tenure as chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been sponsored by the letter c, for controversy. In 2003 he became the head of the board, which oversees and funds public TV and radio. Since then, the Republican has fought what some conservatives consider PBS's liberal bias and been accused of partisanship. PBS has had a string of culture-war flare-ups, including a spat over an episode of the kids' program Postcards from Buster that featured two lesbian moms. Prominent Democrats last week called for Tomlinson's resignation, while some House Republicans tried...
...team to beat--is a regional entity that plays midway between Boston and nowhere. The Colts own the game's most heralded star, quarterback Peyton Manning--but also have owners whose local loyalty is suspect. The surprising Chargers, featuring the game's most unheralded star, running back LaDainian Tomlinson, are fair-weather favorites, though that's never a bad bet in San Diego. And the Philadelphia Eagles, with their own legions of long-suffering devotees, seem capable of winning their first championship since...
...RECENT SUNDAY, Larry Finney, John Tomlinson and George Harrison, like carnies setting up a tent, began repurposing the cafeteria at the Loganville, Ga., middle school. First they carried in a dozen fake potted plants; then they replaced the lunch tables with a set of heavy risers. Next came an electric organ, boxes full of things like altar cloths and processional candles, and a rack bearing priestly vestments. By 9 o'clock the cafeteria was no longer a cafeteria; it was the sanctuary of the Holy Cross Anglican Church, where the priest, a magnetic 45-year-old named Foley Beach...
...their staff and set fire to their fields. The landowners also claim to be superior environmental stewards. Drivers passing through their ranches can see more wildlife - elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes and gazelles - than in some of Kenya's national parks. "The farmers really care about the land," says Lance Tomlinson, 35, who manages the Lolldaiga Hills Ranch, one of the properties at the center of the conflict. "The pastoralists don't look at the land. They look at the livestock numbers." The land conflict is but the latest chapter in the troubled history of the Masai. The 1904 treaty...
...notoriously hard to kill. Although doctors have a huge arsenal of drugs and antibiotics capable of wiping out most bacterial infections, a viral invasion is a tougher proposition. "All along, it's been much easier to produce agents to kill bacteria than to kill viruses," says Professor Brian Tomlinson, a clinical pharmacologist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK...