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Heroes. (notes).
This month's BN is full of heroes. We define heroes as people who have contributed to the well-being of others--in an emotional or spiritual sense--as well as to the health of the planet. Some folks you know, others you don't, so introductions are in order.
Lance Armstrong became the world's greatest cyclist after overcoming testicular cancer that nearly killed him. Today, Lance gives back to other cancer victims and is truly a family man.
Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1966, is internationally known for his efforts to promote world harmony through practicing mindfulness.
Curley Youpee, a Native American living in Montana, almost single-handedly saved his tribal reservation from the poaching of echinacea, but paid a high personal price for his ...
- Tom Harkin
- Picture from: Archive Photos September 1, 1994 700+ words
...contemplative. worried. leadership. Harkin, Tom indoor Iowa democrat Tom Harkin served as a congressman for ten years beginning in 1974...government. politics. Harkin glasses. people. government Tom Harkin Copyright (c) Archive Photos.
- Senator Tom Harkin.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry December 4, 2000 700+ words
Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, has expressed concern over the planned sale of Aventis's agricultural biotechnology unit. He says that this sale might affect...
- AFL-CIO, HARKIN BLAST OVERTIME RULES.(Tom Harkin)
- Magazine article from: WWD Ellis, Kristi August 24, 2004 700+ words
...overtime protections," Sen. Tom Harkin, who led a failed effort to block...without compensation." Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, spoke against the backdrop of...overtime." Caption(s): Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Ill.) at the rally on...
- Seeking Policy Debate on Fed, Harkin Stalls Nominee Votes. (Federal Reserve...
- Magazine article from: American Banker McCONNELL, BILL October 24, 1997 700+ words
Sen. Tom Harkin is again delaying a Senate vote on Federal Reserve Board nominees...to force a debate over the central bank's monetary policies. The Iowa Democrat said Thursday that he is blocking a vote on the nominations of Edward...
- Cures or 'quackery': how Senator Harkin shaped federal research on alternative...
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Budiansky, Stephen July 17, 1995 700+ words
As Sen. Tom Harkin tells it, it was a personal experience that made him a real believer...Something has to be done to investigate these things," the Iowa Democrat told a 1993 Senate hearing, "because it sure worked for me...
- Senator Tom Harkin: reflections on disability policy.
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Rehabilitation McCrone, William P. April 1, 1990 700+ words
Senator Tom Harkin: Reflections on Disability Policy Justin...include a chapter on U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa for his leadership in passing...with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1989. Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee...
- Remarks at a rally for Senator Tom Harkin in Indianola, Iowa. (Pres. Bill...
- Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents September 23, 1996 700+ words
...you all the times that I have turned to Tom Harkin in the last 4 years when things were...time high. They all said no, but Tom Harkin said yes. We got a 7 1/2-year low in our unemployment rate. Thank you, Tom Harkin, for making the difference and for fighting...
- Lazy days, busy pols. (Tom Tauke's Senate campaign against Tom Harkin in Iowa)
- Magazine article from: National Review Brookhiser, Richard July 23, 1990 700+ words
...Iowa NBC and CBS TV affiliates showed Tom Harkin at 46 per cent, only nine points ahead...Tauke exploits this determinedly: Tom Harkin's 'home" in Iowa, he says, is a...indistinguishable from those of many liberals. But Tom Harkin's roots were in the Left. He was the...
