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March/April 2001

Vol.4, No. 3

Contents

The Special Relationship Reaffirmed
  by Melvin Rhodes

When the Angel Leaves the Storm, Part 2
   by Darris McNeely

Mad Cow Disease: The Fear Alone Is Costly
   by Cecil E. Maranville

Another Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance?
   by Paul Kieffer

In Brief...World News Review
   by Cecil E. Maranville and John Ross Shroeder

This is the Way...Running Better Than Ever
   by Robin Webber

This Is the Way...
Running Better Than Ever


by Robin Webber

Today we are confronted with headlines regarding athletes who are overpaid, over-privileged and disconnected from the realities of ordinary people. But there is a wonderful story about a loving family on the high plains of Kenya that is truly making a difference. The man was incredibly gifted with some of the fastest feet ever to touch a racetrack. Yet what makes him special is not the gold medals he has won, but the heart of gold that lies within. With his wife, he runs a far greater race today. Alan Abrahamson, a Los Angeles Times staff writer, chronicled their story on February 25, 2001, in an article titled "Grand Kenyans."

Anyone growing up in the late 1960s or early 1970s will recall the marvelous career of this man when I mention his name, Kip Keino. What we remember is the graceful and determined stride of this world-class distance runner. With a quiet dignity and gentle determination, he drew all of us into his humble world of perseverance. He burst on the international scene in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He and fellow African Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia would become arguably the most famous faces in sub-Saharan Africa. These men and their achievements on the world stage were significant as role models for the emerging African states.

Today, Keino "remains a living legend in this East African country. A man, who could afford the sort of classy ride befitting a man of distinction, yet drives around this high-plateau country in a beat-up four-door sedan. Others suggest he buy something more upscale, if only as a nod to appearance." But as Abrahamson captures the essence of Kip Keino, he quotes him as saying, "The money is needed at home. I have people depending on me. I can get where I need to go." Kip and his wife, Phyllis, are running better than ever in a far greater race.

Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0103/theway0103.htm


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