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...plenty of influence in his backyard too. "I learned to respect his opinion," says Albert Lewis, superintendent of the New York Insurance Department in the late 1970s, who had several run-ins with him. "Many times he was right; the department was wrong." In one such case, says Lewis, state lawmakers resisted efforts to ease the regulation of insurance premiums paid by big business; Greenberg argued that these were sophisticated clients who could protect themselves. "He would absolutely get in your face," says Lewis. "But he was right...
...otherwise modern home will remain video-game-console-free. My children sometimes ask when we will get a game machine (the answer remains never), but most of the time they're very busy reading, playing with friends or creating their own imaginary adventures out in the backyard. Philip F. Newman Franklin, Tennessee...
...Even environmentalists like Whole Earth Catalog founder Stewart Brand, Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore and scientist James Lovelock have endorsed the once taboo energy source as a credible, clean alternative to coal- and natural-gas-powered plants. While most Americans still don't want a nuke plant in their backyard, some economically depressed areas, like Port Gibson, Miss., and Oswego, N.Y., are actively lobbying to be the home of a new reactor--and of all the jobs and tax revenue that come with it. Most important, the powers that be in Washington, including President George W. Bush and Republican leaders...
First the kitchen crept out into the backyard, with super-stylized appliances and full-on living areas showing up on the patio. Now the trappings of traditional living rooms--lamps and elaborate furniture--are suddenly migrating to the bathroom. "Bathrooms are becoming more and more of a retreat," says Barbara Sallick, co-founder and senior vice president of design at Waterworks. "As that phenomenon evolves, people want better quality, more beauty and more comfort in their bathroom." So instead of the standard toilet and sink, newly styled bathrooms are elaborate extensions of the bedroom, furnished with pieces like Williams-Sonoma...
This story starts in the backyard, in the driveway, and in the swimming pool—in every place two brothers compete for athletic superiority...