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"2004 Olympics Preview" August 14, 2004, Vol. 19, No. 31
2004 Olympics Preview
COVER STORY | By John Dawson, Marvin Olasky
The Olympic Games that begin Friday, Aug. 13, are a five-ring circus with hundreds of personal sagas about victory’s thrills and defeat’s agony. Even those who lose, though, at least will have been there; the agonizing stories untold will be of those who tried hard but didn’t make it to Athens. More >>
 Features
Flip turn
John Dawson
2004 Olympics |
The five-time medalist, Josh Davis, is preparing for life in transition
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Greek fire
Marvin Olasky
2004 Olympics |
Original Olympic Games could not bring peace to fighting Greek city-states
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Off track
John Dawson
2004 Olympics |
Army officer, Clay Schwabe, and middle-distance runner waits for 2008
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Return fire
Lynn Vincent
Politics |
Congressman Hoekstra—Democrats trying to destroy President's credibility
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Terror’s next target in Iraq
Mindy Belz
Churh Attacks |
First coordinated assault on one of Iraq’s important minorities—Christians
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The cost of security
Mindy Belz
Terror Alert |
With threat level orange, big-city commuters may see red
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What’s happening
John Dawson
2004 Olympics |
A day-by-day guide some to of the events
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Culture Beat
Amish in the City
Gene Edward Veith
Amish in the City exploits a loophole in Amish theology
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Manchurian Candidate
Andrew Coffin
In The Manchurian Candidate remake, American corporations are the villains
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The Village
Andrew Coffin
The Village will disappoint many in the audience
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Best-selling CDs
The Editors
The top five most-played radio CDs according to CMJ, Issue 875
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Departments
The Buzz
Quick Takes
Quotables
Religion
Technology
Mailbag
Thoughts
Life support
Joel Belz
Our sick health insurance system has to change—and one option actually looks promising
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Judging the Judgment
Gene Edward Veith
A critic of Christian doctrine confuses religion with ethnicity
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The problem of good
Andrée Seu
The existence of evil is not all that requires some explanation
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Good sports
Marvin Olasky
At their best, athletics teach a priceless lesson about self-control
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