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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...following the Supreme Court's landmark anti-gay ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick, Phillip Bockman wrote in the New York Native, "What you can do--alone? The answer is obvious. You're not alone, and you can't afford to try to be. That closet door--never very secure as protection--is even more dangerous now. You must come out, for own sake and for the sake...

Author: By Adam S. Hickey, | Title: A Moral Obligation | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

When you're worth $10 billion, you can afford to collect Gulfstreams, Ferraris and yachts. But last week Jeff Bezos, the founder of e-tailing dynamo Amazon.com had his sights set a little lower. Like millions of Internet surfers searching for their favorite obscure trinkets, Bezos joined an online auction, bidding for a pack of 1977 Star Wars trading cards. Alas, the buying force was not with him. He dropped out when the price got too high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now It's One Big Market | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

Rowling found herself in the classic single-mother trap. She could not afford child care, so she could not go to work, and when she tried to put Jessica in state-funded care, she was told she was "coping too well." For almost a year, until she found teaching work, Rowling lived off public assistance. Every day, to escape her damp, unheated flat, she'd take the baby to the nearest cafe and write away, nursing a cup of coffee. In 1995, after she found an agent in a writers' directory, a British publisher offered her a tiny advance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Wizard of Hogwarts | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

...program costs between $1,500 to $1,700, and Radcliffe offers sliding scale tuition options for those who cannot afford the fees...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Radcliffe to Expand Mid-Career 'Intellectual Renewal' Program for Leaders | 4/6/1999 | See Source »

...program costs between $1,500 to $1,700, and Radcliffe offers sliding scale tuition options for those who cannot afford the fees...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Radcliffe to Expand Pilot Mid-Career Program | 4/6/1999 | See Source »

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