Subject: In the Shadow of Extinction
Date: Feb 9 16:31:37 2002
From: Joel Levin - jlevin2 at mindspring.com


The New York Times

In the Shadow of Extinction

February 8, 2002

By JAMES GORMAN

Slidell, LA. I can't vouch for the old chestnut about atheists in
foxholes. But I do know that there are no pessimists in the search
for the ivory-billed woodpecker. When your feet are always wet,
optimism is a necessary alternative to dry socks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/arts/08OUTS.html [requires free registration]