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...Midwest wants a dog. It's a macho thing." Later in life, though, Reed's attitudes softened enough for him to work at writing poetry in a study shared with two Siamese cats-Emily and Hilda, named after Poets Emily Dickinson and Hilda Doolittle. That blend of interest in the literary and the feline eminently qualified Reed to write this issue's cover story on America's love-hate relationship with cats...
...education in America is a powerful force for good and is the way to arrive at a forceful public good." But while he often notes the tension between the public and the private, between the common good and the individual good, he also seems preoccupied with finding leaders, "to blend though and action, ideas with force and forceful ethical behavior." Now, it is obvious whence Giamatti thinks these leaders should come--from among the "winners," the elite of institutions such as Yale...
...Bible, Jesus angrily threw the money-changers out of the temple. But the Stewardship Bank of Oregon, outside Portland, believes that it has found the perfect blend of God and mammon. Founded last March by a group of born-again Christians, the financial institution now serves as holy bankroller for 900 depositors. The staff holds a daily prayer meeting before unlocking the safe, and tellers at times deliver a sermonet with deposits and withdrawals. A share of the bank's profits will be tithed to Christian education projects...
Melonville is headquarters for the program's SCTV satellite net work. Its production offices are located between an H&R Block tax center and a nuclear-waste disposal dump. SCTV President Guy Caballero, a sleazebag in a modified Panama and a white three-piece blend, appears frequently on-camera to bilk, berate or fawn before his audience. Un like one former President of the U.S., who did not like to be photo graphed in his wheelchair, President Caballero will not show up in public without his. He has no physical need for it, understand; he merely finds it useful...
Situated a block southeast of Colonial Williamsburg and two miles from the Busch Brewery (two free samples to a customer, limit three visits weekly), William and Mary is a fascinating blend of the Ivy League and Southern brands of education...