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...that of Lewis expecting to see a path to the Pacific but discovering endless ranks of mountains instead. There would still be historical markers on western highways but none that lead thousands of miles to the sea and allow the pilgrim at every stop to cross-reference the vista spread out before him with the written impressions of those who blazed the trail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lewis and Clark | 7/8/2002 | See Source »

After his year with VISTA, Stone took time off and wrote long pieces about health issues for the foundling publication the New Mexico Review...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard's Rolling Stone | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

Clones' visual effects can be buoyant (Anakin makes a pear float, in a literal fruit loop) or imposing (the final vista of an orange sky). And they give a vertiginous kick to the fight scenes. A mile-high car chase has cool dips and speed bumps. An arena battle begins as a Gladiator knock-off and then escalates, with lumbering monsters that recall the peerless work of stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen. A light-saber duel in the dark has loads of drama and glamour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blockbuster Summer: Let the Battle Begin! | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

...could wax poetic about the joys of vacationing in the great outdoors, like roasting marshmallows, collecting pine cones and wandering aimlessly through the woods. But let's face it--communing with nature doesn't always mean one breathtaking vista after another. It rains. There are too many bugs. There's no hot water. And those darned chirping crickets keep you up all night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Wild Things Are | 5/6/2002 | See Source »

...part, Smith acknowledges his close ties to Bersinger but says he did not know his friend was pursuing tribal business. He denies referring Bersinger to Amelia, and says Bersinger was at the Buena Vista meeting only by chance. Though he has never discussed official BIA business with Bersinger, Smith says, he has recused himself from the Chinook case and plans to do the same for the Buena Vistas. "I want to be above the appearance of impropriety," Smith says. --By Michael Weisskopf

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man to See On Indian Affairs? | 4/22/2002 | See Source »

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