Table of Contents

September 8, 2000

The Olympics—What Happened to the Ideals?

The world’s most popular athletic event has become tarnished by scandal. Will the Olympic ideals ever be realized?

3 From Olympia to Sydney

4 Olympic Ideals in Crisis

8 Attaining the Ideals

10 The Spice That Came From Halfway Around the World

12 Combating the “Kiss” of Death

14 Louis Braille​—Bringing Light to Prisoners of Darkness

16 From Violent Volcano to Tranquil Island

19 Have a Safe Flight!

28 Watching the World

30 From Our Readers

31 Surgery Without Blood—A Success Story

32 ‘The Best on the Subject’

The Original Lumberjack Is Still on the Job 22

The first lumberjacks of North America were beavers. Learn about their industrious habits.

Earthquake! 25

On September 21, 1999, a devastating earthquake hit Taiwan. How were the victims helped to recover?

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