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...prejudice or a needless rehashing of evils better forgotten. Those who acknowledge that the rebel flag is a detestable symbol but take umbrage when its legacy is discussed seem to prefer to wallow in escapism and denial. And those who still revere this flag have even less grounds to complain when I graphically recount the barbarism associated with it. If the South, and Georgia in particular, wishes to cling to the Confederate flag, then its heritage of shame cannot be glossed over...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: Dixie's Shame, Part II | 3/20/1996 | See Source »

...complain about it too," he says, "but if we took the time complaining and invested it in relationships, we wouldn't have anything to complain about."CrimsonMichael O'Mary...

Author: By Alexander D. Laskey, | Title: Harvard Sex Life Endures | 3/19/1996 | See Source »

There is a faction at the White House, led by Harold Ickes, deputy chief of staff in charge of campaign operations, and including the First Lady, that is desperate for Clinton to embrace that message. Several Democrats are complaining that it is not considered politically correct at the White House to complain about the economy; they see this defense of the status quo as dangerous. At a Monday-night meeting last week, top Labor Department officials and other liberal Democratic operatives grumbled that the White House was blocking any attempt by Labor Secretary Robert Reich to give some voice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER | 3/18/1996 | See Source »

...dossier B&W compiled about Wigand to help discredit his testimony, the whistle blower comes across as a chronic troublemaker, quick to complain if his consumer goods were lost or damaged. He also left a previous job under something of a cloud. Several weeks ago, Jack Paller, CEO of Biosonics, Inc., a New Jersey medical-device company, told TIME that in 1987 he had demanded the resignation of Wigand, who was chief operating officer, because he was abusive to the staff. Wigand's attorney contends his client was concerned that Paller was misrepresenting the efficacy of a product...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JEFFREY WIGAND DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE | 3/11/1996 | See Source »

...simply not on the ballot. And Dole's team is doing everything it can to keep him strapped down. "The Dole folks are really trying to crank up the Governors to freeze out Lamar," says a veteran G.O.P. campaign strategist. That may not be too difficult: privately, some Governors complain Alexander is a bit too slick for his own good, and they resent his string of sweetheart deals that tend to come a Governor's way but that many of them have nonetheless passed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: OPEN CONVENTION? | 3/4/1996 | See Source »

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